Library · Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish Library
Laplace’s library is the St. John the Baptist Parish Library, a branch of St. John the Baptist Parish Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Laplace’s branch belongs to St. John the Baptist Parish Library, which serves 39,694 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. John the Baptist Parish Library
2920 Highway 51, Laplace 70068
60 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 St. John the Baptist Parish Library
52K
visits
1.3 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
1,232
programs & events
16K attended
11K
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming45%
Who the programs are for
1,232 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$110 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.4M.
Local 89%State 1%Federal 7%Gifts & other 3%
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.