Library · Mansfield
Desoto Parish Library
Mansfield’s library is the Desoto Parish Library, a branch of Desoto Parish Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mansfield’s branch belongs to Desoto Parish Library, which serves 27,274 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Desoto Parish Library
109 Crosby Street, Mansfield 71052
48 hrsopen a week
19,703sq 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 Desoto Parish Library
95K
visits
3.5 per resident
141K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
888
programs & events
16K attended
29K
library cards
100% 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
3.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
141K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming49%
Who the programs are for
888 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$83 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 91%Federal 1%Gifts & other 8%
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.