Library · St. Marys
Pleasants County Public Library
St. Marys’s library is the Pleasants County Public Library, a branch of Pleasants County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. St. Marys’s branch belongs to Pleasants County Public Library, which serves 7,653 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pleasants County Public Library
101 Lafayette St., St. Marys 26170
46 hrsopen a week
10,454sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pleasants County Public Library
10K
visits
1.4 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
111
programs & events
1,364 attended
3,392
library cards
44% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
111 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $142K.
Local 55%State 29%Gifts & other 16%
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.