Seminole County Public Library System
Seminole County Public Library System is a county public library system based in Casselberry (Seminole County), Florida, serving a legal service area of 445,870 residents through five library buildings. Among the 62 profiled systems in Florida, it ranks last for public computers per resident.
Among profiled systems serving 250,000 to 499,999 residents, it ranks seventh for weekly open hours per outlet, but ranks seventh-lowest for library floor space per resident and tenth-lowest for paid staff per resident. Against the median system of its size class, it records 45% less operating spending per resident and 16% fewer print volumes per resident.
Seminole County against the 122 systems of its size class
Seminole County, building by building
The five buildings cover 98,000 square feet in total, 0.22 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Central Branch Library/Jean F. Rhein Library at 50,000 square feet; the smallest is East Branch Library at 12,000. The longest hours, 61.3 a week, are shared by five buildings.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Branch Library/Jean F. Rhein Library | Central library | Casselberry | 61.3 | 50,000 |
| East Branch Library | Branch | Oviedo | 61.3 | 12,000 |
| North Branch Library | Branch | Sanford | 61.3 | 12,000 |
| Northwest Branch Library | Branch | Lake Mary | 61.3 | 12,000 |
| West Branch Library | Branch | Longwood | 61.3 | 12,000 |
Seminole County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 1,175,326
- Physical checkouts
- 1,341,024
- Registered users
- 327,260
- Program sessions
- 3,268
- Program attendance
- 91,696
- Print volumes
- 461,308
- Audio items (physical)
- 16,483
- Video items (physical)
- 6,334
- Public computers
- 72
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 15,950
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 77.0
- Operating spending
- $8.8 million
- …on books and other materials
- $1.4 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Seminole County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $8.9 million, or $19.95 per resident. The local-government share is close to 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)
Seminole County since FY 2019
Visits were 31% below the FY 2019 count of 1.7 million (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 13% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Seminole County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 76% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 28 people each.
County libraries of similar size in other states
None of these six systems records more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Chesterfield County Public Library in Virginia.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County Public Library | Chesterfield, VA | 369,943 | 2.40 | 5.85 | $38.24 |
| Burlington County Library | Westampton, NJ | 363,983 | 1.76 | 2.82 | $34.45 |
| Horry County Memorial Library | Conway, SC | 351,029 | 1.22 | 2.46 | $18.39 |
| Anoka County Library | Blaine, MN | 349,759 | 1.69 | 5.40 | $30.80 |
| Tulare County Free Library | Visalia, CA | 345,185 | 0.50 | 0.72 | $19.01 |
| Cumberland County Public Library | Fayetteville, NC | 337,970 | 1.84 | 2.99 | $33.32 |
Nearest in size within Florida
- Osceola Library System · Kissimmee · 450,989 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