Library · Livingston
Livingston Parish Library
Livingston’s library is the Livingston Parish Library, a branch of Livingston Parish Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Livingston’s branch belongs to Livingston Parish Library, which serves 152,886 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Livingston Parish Library
20390 Iowa Street, Livingston 70754
56 hrsopen a week
17,100sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Livingston Parish Library
319K
visits
2.1 per resident
702K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
1,337
programs & events
56K attended
67K
library cards
44% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
702K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
1,337 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.1M.
Local 95%State 2%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.