Library · Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish Library
Lake Providence’s library is the East Carroll Parish Library, a branch of East Carroll Parish Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lake Providence’s branch belongs to East Carroll Parish Library, which serves 6,892 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
East Carroll Parish Library
109 Sparrow Street, Lake Providence 71254
45 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at East Carroll Parish Library
14K
visits
2.1 per resident
37K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
335
programs & events
4,908 attended
5,173
library cards
75% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
75% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
37K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
335 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 $366K.
Local 89%State 7%Federal 4%Gifts & other 0%
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.