St. Louis County Library

St. Louis County Library
Established 1947
Location St. Louis County, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′48″N 90°24′18″W / 38.63012°N 90.40492°WCoordinates: 38°37′48″N 90°24′18″W / 38.63012°N 90.40492°W
Branches 20
Collection
Size 1,990,974 (2011)[1]
Access and use
Circulation 12,701,919 (2011)[1]
Population served 859,148 (2011)[1]
Other information
Budget $38 mil. (2013)[2]
Director Kristen Sorth[2]
Website http://www.slcl.org

St. Louis County Library (SLCL) serves residents of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is the busiest public library in Missouri, circulating more than 12 million items in 2011.[1] It consists of 20 branches, including the Headquarters branch, which is located at 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd in Ladue. SLCL is unrelated to the St. Louis Public Library, which serves the city of St. Louis.

The library was founded in 1947.[3] It is supported by the St. Louis County Library District, which includes most of St. Louis County. SLCL has reciprocal borrowing agreements with the other libraries in St. Louis County, as well as with the St. Louis Public Library and the St. Charles City County Library.

St. Louis County Library District is governed by a five member Board of Trustees. Board members are appointed by the County Executive.

Special Collections

Special Collections (located at the Headquarters branch) contains library holdings of the St. Louis Genealogical Society and the National Genealogical Society in addition to the genealogical and local history materials of the St. Louis County Library.[4]

Branches

Branch (Location) Address
Daniel Boone Branch and Asian Center (Ellisville)[5][6][7] 300 Clarkson Rd.
Bridgeton Trails Branch (Bridgeton)[8][9] 3455 McKelvey Rd.
Cliff Cave Branch (Unincorporated area, Oakville CDP)[10][11] 5430 Telegraph Rd.
Eureka Hills Branch (Eureka)[12][13] 103 Hilltop Village Center
Florissant Valley Branch (Florissant)[14][15] 195 New Florissant Rd.
Grand Glaize Branch (Manchester)[16][17][18] 1010 Meramec Station Rd.
Headquarters (Ladue)[19][20] 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
Indian Trails Branch (Vinita Park)[21][22] 8400 Delport Dr.
Jamestown Bluffs Branch (Unincorporated area)[15][23] 4153 N. Hwy 67
Lewis and Clark Branch (Moline Acres)[24][25] 9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd.
Meramec Valley Branch (Fenton)[26][27] 625 New Smizer Mill Rd.
Mid-County Branch (Clayton)[28][29] 7821 Maryland Ave.
Natural Bridge Branch (Normandy)[30][31] 7606 Natural Bridge Rd.
Oak Bend Branch (Oakland)[32][33] 842 S. Holmes Ave.
Prairie Commons Branch (Hazelwood)[34][35] 915 Utz Ln.
Rock Road Branch (St. Ann)[36][37] 10267 St. Charles Rock Rd.
Samuel C. Sachs Branch (Chesterfield)[38][39] 16400 Burkhardt Pl.
Tesson Ferry Branch (Green Park)[40][41] 9920 Lin-Ferry Dr.
Thornhill Branch (Unincorporated area)[42][43] 12863 Willowyck Dr.
Weber Road Branch (Unincorporated area)[44][45] 4444 Weber Rd.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2011 Annual Report, pp. 15-17
  2. 2.0 2.1 "St. Louis County Library names new director". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 19, 2013.
  3. St. Louis, Mo., Saint Louis County Library, 1947-1997 : 50th anniversary history. St. Louis County Library, 1997.
  4. Special Collections
  5. "Daniel Boone Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  6. "Asian Center." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  7. "Ellisville city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  8. "Bridgeton Trails Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  9. "Bridgeton city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  10. "Cliff Cave Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  11. "Oakville CDP, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  12. "Eureka Hills Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  13. "Eureka city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  14. "Florissant Valley Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Florissant city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  16. "Grand Glaize Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  17. "Manchester city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  18. "2009 Street Guide." Village of Twin Oaks (Missouri). Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  19. "Headquarters." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  20. "Ladue city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  21. "Indian Trails Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  22. "Vinita Park city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  23. "Jamestown Bluff Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  24. "Lewis and Clark Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  25. "Moline Acres city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  26. "Meramec Valley Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  27. "Fenton city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  28. "Mid-County Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  29. "Clayton city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  30. "Natural Bridge Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  31. "Normandy city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  32. "Oak Bend Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  33. "Oakland city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  34. "Prairie Commons Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  35. "Hazelwood city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  36. "Rock Road Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  37. "St. Ann city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  38. "Samuel C. Sachs Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  39. "Chesterfield city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  40. "Tesson Ferry Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  41. "Green Park City, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  42. "Thornhill Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  43. "Creve Coeur city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  44. "Weber Road Branch." St. Louis County Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
  45. "Lemay CDP, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.

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