Library · Luling
West Regional Library
Luling’s library is the West Regional Library, a branch of St. Charles Parish Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Luling’s branch belongs to St. Charles Parish Library, which serves 50,400 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Regional Library
105 Lakewood Drive, Luling 70070
60 hrsopen a week
25,240sq 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 St. Charles Parish Library
134K
visits
2.7 per resident
247K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
1,551
programs & events
37K attended
40K
library cards
80% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
80% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
247K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
1,551 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$148 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $7.5M.
Local 90%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.