Library · Donaldsonville
Study Commons at the Wag Center
Donaldsonville’s library is the Study Commons at the Wag Center, a branch of Ascension Parish Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Donaldsonville’s branch belongs to Ascension Parish Library, which serves 133,534 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Study Commons at the Wag Center
1221 Maginnis Street, Donaldsonville 70346
49 hrsopen a week
4,325sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ascension Parish Library
326K
visits
2.4 per resident
882K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
2,204
programs & events
72K attended
97K
library cards
72% 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 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
72% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
882K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Who the programs are for
2,204 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.4M.
Local 93%State 2%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Ascension Parish Library branches in Donaldsonville
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.