Library · Gibsland
Gibsland Branch
Gibsland’s library is the Gibsland Branch, a branch of Bienville Parish Library, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gibsland’s branch belongs to Bienville Parish Library, which serves 12,412 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gibsland Branch
1141 First Street, Gibsland 71028
31 hrsopen a week
3,240sq 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 Bienville Parish Library
65K
visits
5.2 per resident
48K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
1,726
programs & events
17K attended
11K
library cards
86% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
86% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
48K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
1,726 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$123 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 91%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.