Library · Cecilia
Cecilia Branch
Cecilia’s library is the Cecilia Branch, a branch of St. Martin Parish Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cecilia’s branch belongs to St. Martin Parish Library, which serves 51,218 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cecilia Branch
2460 Cecilia Senior H.S. Hwy, Cecilia 70521
61 hrsopen a week
5,363sq 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 St. Martin Parish Library
65K
visits
1.3 per resident
66K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
417
programs & events
5,234 attended
8,914
library cards
17% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
66K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
417 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
Local 78%State 3%Gifts & other 19%
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.