Library · Earle
Earle Public Library
Earle’s library is the Earle Public Library, a branch of Mississippi/Crittenden Regional Library, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Earle’s branch belongs to Mississippi/Crittenden Regional Library, which serves 64,204 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Earle Public Library
703 Commerce Street, Earle 72331
21 hrsopen a week
1,200sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mississippi/Crittenden Regional Library
64K
visits
1.0 per resident
57K
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
180
programs & events
2,907 attended
26K
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
57K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
180 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 89%State 7%Gifts & other 4%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.