Library · Arcadia
Desoto County Library
Arcadia’s library is the Desoto County Library, a branch of Heartland Library Cooperative, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Arcadia’s branch belongs to Heartland Library Cooperative, which serves 213,496 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Desoto County Library
125 North Hillsborough Avenue, Arcadia 34266
43 hrsopen a week
9,689sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Heartland Library Cooperative
424K
visits
2.0 per resident
458K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
1,953
programs & events
44K attended
196K
library cards
92% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
92% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
458K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,953 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.9M.
Local 67%State 29%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.