Library · Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Jefferson County Library System
Pine Bluff’s library is the Pine Bluff Jefferson County Library System, a branch of Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pine Bluff’s branch belongs to Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System, which serves 63,672 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pine Bluff Jefferson County Library System
600 S. Main St., Pine Bluff 71601
45 hrsopen a week
34,700sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System
88K
visits
1.4 per resident
110K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
25K
library cards
39% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
110K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 91%State 7%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System branches in Pine Bluff
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.