Library · St. Marys
St. Marys Community Public Library
St. Marys’s library is the St. Marys Community Public Library, a branch of St. Marys Community Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. St. Marys’s branch belongs to St. Marys Community Public Library, which serves 13,409 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Marys Community Public Library
140 S. Chestnut St., St. Marys 45885
50 hrsopen a week
13,039sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at St. Marys Community Public Library
42K
visits
3.1 per resident
112K
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
405
programs & events
5,820 attended
4,598
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
3.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
112K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
405 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$71 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $948K.
Local 23%State 70%Federal 1%Gifts & other 7%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.