Library · Hammond
Hammond Branch
Hammond’s library is the Hammond Branch, a branch of Tangipahoa Parish Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hammond’s branch belongs to Tangipahoa Parish Library, which serves 139,823 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hammond Branch
314 East Thomas Street, Hammond 70401
58 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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 Tangipahoa Parish Library
219K
visits
1.6 per resident
279K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
3,067
programs & events
33K attended
58K
library cards
42% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
279K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
3,067 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.4M.
Local 87%State 4%Gifts & other 9%
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.