St. Johns County Public Library System
St. Johns County Public Library System is a county public library system based in St. Augustine (St. Johns County), Florida, serving a legal service area of 331,327 residents through six library buildings and one bookmobile. By population served it is the 21st-largest of the 62 profiled systems in Florida.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 43% fewer public computers per resident and 72% more program attendance per resident.
St. Johns County against the 122 systems of its size class
St. Johns County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 745,250
- Physical checkouts
- 1,208,158
- Registered users
- 99,686
- Program sessions
- 3,349
- Program attendance
- 113,883
- Print volumes
- 275,402
- Audio items (physical)
- 18,058
- Video items (physical)
- 32,174
- Public computers
- 117
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 14,807
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 94.9
- Operating spending
- $9.5 million
- …on books and other materials
- $988,886
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where St. Johns County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $10.5 million, or $31.68 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)
Who comes to St. Johns County programs
Programs for a general audience drew 44% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 34 people each.
Nearest in size within Florida
- West Florida Public Libraries · Pensacola · 334,119 residents
- Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative · Niceville · 311,554 residents
- LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System · Tallahassee · 300,806 residents
- St. Lucie County Library System · Fort Pierce · 385,605 residents
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 Arlington Dept. of Libraries in Virginia.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus County Public Library | Concord, NC | 242,880 | 1.34 | 3.31 | $21.10 |
| Stark County District Library | Canton, OH | 241,356 | 2.75 | 6.77 | $69.62 |
| Ramsey County Library | Shoreview, MN | 240,198 | 3.35 | 8.70 | $59.33 |
| Gaston County Public Library | Gastonia, NC | 239,636 | 1.78 | 2.71 | $25.01 |
| New Hanover County Public Library | Wilmington, NC | 239,514 | 2.00 | 3.99 | $24.35 |
| Arlington Dept. of Libraries | Arlington, VA | 237,107 | 4.69 | 9.18 | $76.59 |
St. Johns County, building by building
The six buildings cover 92,558 square feet in total, 0.28 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Southeast Branch at 25,000 square feet; the smallest is Hastings Branch Library at 5,000. The longest hours are at Southeast Branch, 52.8 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns County Public Library-Main Library | Central library | St. Augustine | 48.9 | 15,000 |
| Anastasia Island Branch | Branch | St. Augustine Beach | 44.8 | 8,100 |
| Bartram Trail Branch Library | Branch | Fruit Cove | 46.6 | 14,658 |
| Hastings Branch Library | Branch | Hastings | 36.6 | 5,000 |
| Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library | Branch | Ponte Vedra Beach | 52 | 24,800 |
| Southeast Branch | Branch | St. Augustine | 52.8 | 25,000 |
| Bookmobile Service | Bookmobile | St. Augustine | 10.5 |