Library · Harrisonburg
Catahoula Parish Library
Harrisonburg’s library is the Catahoula Parish Library, a branch of Catahoula Parish Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Harrisonburg’s branch belongs to Catahoula Parish Library, which serves 8,280 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Catahoula Parish Library
300 Bushley Street, Harrisonburg 71340
40 hrsopen a week
5,538sq 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 Catahoula Parish Library
36K
visits
4.4 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
96
programs & events
1,192 attended
2,109
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)85%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
96 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $442K.
Local 76%State 1%Gifts & other 23%
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.