Library · Jena
Lasalle Parish Library
Jena’s library is the Lasalle Parish Library, a branch of Lasalle Parish Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jena’s branch belongs to Lasalle Parish Library, which serves 14,702 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lasalle Parish Library
3165 North First Street, Jena 71342
57 hrsopen a week
12,442sq 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 Lasalle Parish Library
27K
visits
1.8 per resident
42K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
427
programs & events
9,611 attended
12K
library cards
83% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
83% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
42K loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
427 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $539K.
Local 94%State 3%Gifts & other 2%
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.