Library · Ferriday
Concordia Parish Library
Ferriday’s library is the Concordia Parish Library, a branch of Concordia Parish Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ferriday’s branch belongs to Concordia Parish Library, which serves 17,797 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Concordia Parish Library
1609 Third Street, Ferriday 71334
49 hrsopen a week
12,500sq 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 Concordia Parish Library
37K
visits
2.1 per resident
81K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
194
programs & events
7,126 attended
11K
library cards
59% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
81K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
194 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 87%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 10%
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.