Osceola Library System
Osceola Library System is a county public library system based in Kissimmee (Osceola County), Florida, serving a legal service area of 450,989 residents through six library buildings. Among profiled systems serving 250,000 to 499,999 residents, it ranks fourth-lowest for print volumes per resident, fifth-lowest for paid staff per resident and fifth-lowest for library floor space per resident.
Among the 44 profiled systems in Florida, it ranks third for weekly open hours per outlet. Against the median system of its size class, it records 49% fewer physical checkouts per resident and 49% less operating spending per resident.
Osceola against the 122 systems of its size class
Osceola, building by building
The six buildings cover 94,421 square feet in total, 0.21 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Hart Memorial Central Library & Ray Shanks Law Library at 43,500 square feet; the smallest is Kenansville Branch Library at 1,600. The longest hours, 69.3 a week, are shared by five buildings.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Memorial Central Library & Ray Shanks Law Library | Central library | Kissimmee | 69.3 | 43,500 |
| Buenaventura Lakes Branch Library | Branch | Kissimmee | 69.3 | 12,162 |
| Kenansville Branch Library | Branch | Kenansville | 23 | 1,600 |
| Poinciana Branch Library | Branch | Kissimmee | 69.3 | 11,864 |
| Veterans Memorial Library-St. Cloud Branch | Branch | St. Cloud | 69.3 | 15,058 |
| West Osceola Branch Library | Branch | Celebration | 69.3 | 10,237 |
Osceola in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 685,078
- Physical checkouts
- 806,620
- Registered users
- 104,454
- Program sessions
- 2,961
- Program attendance
- 56,487
- Print volumes
- 194,893
- Audio items (physical)
- 5,041
- Video items (physical)
- 16,282
- Public computers
- 230
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 19,205
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 59.2
- Operating spending
- $8.2 million
- …on books and other materials
- $907,260
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Osceola gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $14.8 million, or $32.88 per resident. The local-government share sits 4 percentage points above the combined share for the 62 profiled systems in Florida. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Who comes to Osceola programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 60% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 19 people each.
Nearest in size within Florida
- Seminole County Public Library System · Casselberry · 445,870 residents
- Lake County Library System · Tavares · 432,796 residents
- PAL Public Library Cooperative · Bronson · 416,905 residents
- Marion County Public Library System · Ocala · 413,951 residents
County libraries of similar size in other states
All six of these systems record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library in Ohio.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County Public Library | Columbia, SC | 416,147 | 2.83 | 5.42 | $81.95 |
| Charleston County Public Library System | Charleston, SC | 408,235 | 3.26 | 4.11 | $90.35 |
| Brazoria County Library System | Angleton, TX | 398,938 | 1.86 | 3.60 | $23.35 |
| Forsyth County Public Library | Winston-Salem, NC | 392,839 | 3.18 | 2.51 | $25.21 |
| Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library | Akron, OH | 381,648 | 3.83 | 8.80 | $81.66 |
| Davis County Library | Farmington, UT | 373,207 | 1.90 | 7.01 | $23.52 |