Library · Gueydan
Gueydan Branch
Gueydan’s library is the Gueydan Branch, a branch of Vermilion Parish Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gueydan’s branch belongs to Vermilion Parish Library, which serves 57,641 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gueydan Branch
704 Tenth Street, Gueydan 70542
35 hrsopen a week
3,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Vermilion Parish Library
86K
visits
1.5 per resident
988K
loans, print + digital
17.1 per resident
749
programs & events
12K attended
24K
library cards
41% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
16.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
988K loans last year
Books & media (adults)3%Kids’ books & media2%E-books, audio & streaming95%
Who the programs are for
749 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 87%State 9%Gifts & other 4%
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.