Director's Welcome
Welcome to your library. For over 60 years the St. Louis County Library has been serving our citizens with a variety of materials to meet their educational, recreational and informational needs. In addition to books we are proud to offer DVDs, CDs, a variety of database options, Wi-Fi access at all locations, free internet for the public, and various electronic media that is available for download. During 2010 the library offered more than 13,000 programs, which were attended by nearly 350,000 people, one of the highest totals among similarly sized libraries in the country. The library checked out almost 12 million items in 2010 and had 5.9 million visits. Thank you for making us the busiest library in the State of Missouri. However, we are not resting on our laurels and are continuously looking for ways to improve our programs and services. If you have a comment or suggestion please feel free to contact me at cpace@slcl.org and thank you again for your past and present support of the library.
--Charles Pace, Director, St. Louis County Library
Mission Statement
The mission of the St. Louis County Library District is to provide the resources and services to enrich individual minds, enhance lives and expand perspectives.
History of St. Louis County Library
The St. Louis County Library District is a political subdivision of the state of Missouri and was established by a vote of the residents of St. Louis County in 1946. In 1947 the first library building opened and was quickly followed by two branch locations in the heavily populated portion of North County. The 1960s saw an additional four branches, including a new Headquarters building and the first of many building expansions. This building boom resulted in the construction of branches throughout the 524 square miles of the county. A tax levy passed in 1973 allowed the library to add 12 branches to the system, bringing the total number of branch locations to 20. St. Louis County Library is supported primarily by the property taxes of District residents.
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