Library · Merryville
Merryville West Branch
Merryville’s library is the Merryville West Branch, a branch of Beauregard Parish Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Merryville’s branch belongs to Beauregard Parish Library, which serves 36,695 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Merryville West Branch
1007 Highway 110 West, Merryville 70653
25 hrsopen a week
2,400sq 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 Beauregard Parish Library
48K
visits
1.3 per resident
608K
loans, print + digital
16.6 per resident
561
programs & events
13K attended
7,078
library cards
19% 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
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
14.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
608K loans last year
Books & media (adults)9%Kids’ books & media4%E-books, audio & streaming87%
Who the programs are for
561 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 96%State 2%Gifts & other 2%
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.