Library · Monroe
Ouachita Parish Public Library
Monroe’s library is the Ouachita Parish Public Library, a branch of Ouachita Parish Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Monroe’s branch belongs to Ouachita Parish Public Library, which serves 157,874 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ouachita Parish Public Library
1800 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe 71201
57 hrsopen a week
35,475sq 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 Ouachita Parish Public Library
414K
visits
2.6 per resident
465K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
3,809
programs & events
73K attended
39K
library cards
24% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
465K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
3,809 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $7.8M.
Local 90%State 3%Federal 0%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Ouachita Parish Public Library branches in Monroe
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.