Lake County Library System
Lake County Library System is a city-county public library system based in Tavares (Lake County), Florida, serving a legal service area of 432,796 residents through 16 library buildings. Among the 62 profiled systems in Florida, it ranks tenth for number of library buildings.
By population served it is the 15th-largest of the 62 profiled systems in Florida. Against the median system of its size class, it records 48% more program attendance per resident and 30% less operating spending per resident.
Lake County against the 122 systems of its size class
Lake County, building by building
The 16 buildings cover 256,086 square feet in total, 0.59 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Cooper Memorial Library at 50,000 square feet; the smallest is East Lake County Library at 200. The longest hours, 56 a week, are shared by two buildings.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astor County Library | Branch | Astor | 44 | 4,200 |
| Cagan Crossings Community Library | Branch | Clermont | 46 | 18,000 |
| Cooper Memorial Library | Branch | Clermont | 48 | 50,000 |
| East Lake County Library | Branch | Sorrento | 40 | 200 |
| Eustis Memorial Library | Branch | Eustis | 53 | 25,000 |
| Fruitland Park Library | Branch | Fruitland Park | 44 | 12,000 |
| Helen Lehmann Memorial Library | Branch | Montverde | 40 | 3,200 |
| Lady Lake Public Library | Branch | Lady Lake | 45.5 | 49,000 |
| Leesburg Public Library | Branch | Leesburg | 56 | 42,000 |
| Marianne Beck Memorial Library | Branch | Howey-In-The-Hills | 42 | 2,100 |
| Marion Baysinger Memorial County Library | Branch | Groveland | 46 | 5,000 |
| Minneola Schoolhouse Library | Branch | Minneola | 47.5 | 800 |
| Paisley County Library | Branch | Paisley | 44 | 4,200 |
| Tavares Public Library | Branch | Tavares | 52 | 9,100 |
| Umatilla Public Library | Branch | Umatilla | 46 | 8,620 |
| W. T. Bland Public Library | Branch | Mount Dora | 56 | 22,666 |
Lake County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 1,080,481
- Physical checkouts
- 1,406,420
- Registered users
- 136,282
- Program sessions
- 7,186
- Program attendance
- 128,230
- Print volumes
- 569,379
- Audio items (physical)
- 26,885
- Video items (physical)
- 83,056
- Public computers
- 286
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 39,002
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 140.3
- Operating spending
- $10.8 million
- …on books and other materials
- $1 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Lake County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $11.1 million, or $25.64 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 62 profiled systems in Florida.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Who comes to Lake County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 44% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 18 people each.
Nearest in size within Florida
- Seminole County Public Library System · Casselberry · 445,870 residents
- PAL Public Library Cooperative · Bronson · 416,905 residents
- Osceola Library System · Kissimmee · 450,989 residents
- Marion County Public Library System · Ocala · 413,951 residents
City-county libraries of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, three record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to San Luis Obispo City-County Library in California.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library | Stockton, CA | 724,916 | 0.90 | 1.32 | $21.24 |
| Nashville Public Library | Nashville, TN | 712,334 | 3.87 | 4.64 | $75.07 |
| Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System | Albuquerque, NM | 676,444 | 2.42 | 2.98 | $28.03 |
| New Orleans Public Library | New Orleans, LA | 362,701 | 3.02 | 2.89 | $65.01 |
| Siouxland Libraries | Sioux Falls, SD | 255,913 | 3.35 | 5.95 | $43.13 |
| San Luis Obispo City-County Library | San Luis Obispo, CA | 247,562 | 2.21 | 6.75 | $50.12 |