Library · Jonesboro
Jackson Parish Library
Jonesboro’s library is the Jackson Parish Library, a branch of Jackson Parish Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jonesboro’s branch belongs to Jackson Parish Library, which serves 14,797 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jackson Parish Library
614 South Polk Avenue, Jonesboro 71251
52 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Jackson Parish Library
56K
visits
3.8 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
454
programs & events
10K attended
13K
library cards
88% 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
3.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
88% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
454 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 93%State 2%Gifts & other 5%
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.