Library · Chauvin
Chauvin Branch
Chauvin’s library is the Chauvin Branch, a branch of Terrebonne Parish Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chauvin’s branch belongs to Terrebonne Parish Library, which serves 103,864 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chauvin Branch
5500 Highway 56, Chauvin 70344
40 hrsopen a week
2,200sq 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 Terrebonne Parish Library
250K
visits
2.4 per resident
266K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
3,900
programs & events
90K attended
92K
library cards
88% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
88% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
266K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
3,900 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.3M.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.