Springfield-Greene County Library District
Springfield-Greene County Library District is a library district based in Springfield (Greene County), Missouri, serving a legal service area of 298,915 residents through 10 library buildings and one bookmobile. Among the 149 profiled systems in Missouri, it ranks third for public computers, fourth for physical checkouts, fifth for population served and fifth for total visits.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.1 times the paid staff per resident and 91% more physical checkouts per resident.
Springfield-Greene County against the 122 systems of its size class
Springfield-Greene County, building by building
The 10 buildings cover 184,831 square feet in total, 0.62 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is The Library Center at 83,000 square feet; the smallest is Ash Grove Branch Library at 1,400. The longest hours are at Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, 77.6 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Library Center | Central library | Springfield | 75.3 | 83,000 |
| Ash Grove Branch Library | Branch | Ash Grove | 40.4 | 1,400 |
| Fair Grove Branch Library | Branch | Fair Grove | 46 | 1,445 |
| Midtown Carnegie Branch Library | Branch | Springfield | 48.4 | 30,000 |
| Park Central Branch Library | Branch | Springfield | 46.7 | 3,100 |
| Republic Branch Library | Branch | Republic | 57.2 | 10,000 |
| Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library | Branch | Springfield | 77.6 | 15,830 |
| Strafford Branch Library | Branch | Strafford | 46 | 2,500 |
| The Library Station | Branch | Springfield | 75.2 | 32,556 |
| Willard Branch Library | Branch | Willard | 48.1 | 5,000 |
| Outreach Services | Bookmobile | Springfield | 14.8 |
Springfield-Greene County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 1,191,365
- Physical checkouts
- 2,022,220
- …of children's materials
- 845,599
- Electronic checkouts
- 683,101
- …of e-books
- 230,820
- …of e-audio
- 376,535
- Registered users
- 101,061
- Program sessions
- 3,815
- Program attendance
- 78,614
- Print volumes
- 306,981
- Audio items (physical)
- 33,596
- Video items (physical)
- 36,294
- Public computers
- 241
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 29,404
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 194.8
- Operating spending
- $15.4 million
- …on books and other materials
- $2.4 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Springfield-Greene County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $19.1 million, or $63.75 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 148 profiled systems in Missouri.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Springfield-Greene County since FY 2019
Visits were 36% below the FY 2019 count of 1.9 million (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 27% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Springfield-Greene County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 74% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 21 people each.
Library districts 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 Poudre River Public Library District in Colorado.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Area District Library | Lansing, MI | 244,451 | 3.08 | 6.76 | $54.51 |
| Mohave County Library District | Kingman, AZ | 228,107 | 1.47 | 1.59 | $26.61 |
| Jackson County Library Services | Medford, OR | 222,762 | 3.24 | 5.67 | $70.86 |
| Yuma County Library District | Yuma, AZ | 217,978 | 2.03 | 1.08 | $44.37 |
| Deschutes Public Library District | Bend, OR | 212,141 | 2.56 | 5.42 | $72.99 |
| Poudre River Public Library District | Fort Collins, CO | 211,387 | 3.57 | 9.43 | $62.08 |
Nearest in size within Missouri
- City of St. Louis Municipal Library District · St. Louis · 301,578 residents
- Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City · 232,498 residents
- Daniel Boone Regional Library · Columbia · 223,840 residents
- Saint Charles City-County Library District · St. Peters · 405,262 residents