Library · Chalmette
St. Bernard Parish Library
Chalmette’s library is the St. Bernard Parish Library, a branch of St. Bernard Parish Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chalmette’s branch belongs to St. Bernard Parish Library, which serves 44,783 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Bernard Parish Library
2600 Palmisano Blvd., Chalmette 70043
49 hrsopen a week
7,200sq 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 St. Bernard Parish Library
13K
visits
0.3 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
77
programs & events
3,021 attended
20K
library cards
44% 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
0.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
77 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $698K.
Local 87%State 1%Gifts & other 12%
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.