Library · New Orleans
New Orleans Public Library
New Orleans’s library is the New Orleans Public Library, a branch of New Orleans Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. New Orleans’s branch belongs to New Orleans Public Library, which serves 362,701 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Orleans Public Library
219 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans 70112
46 hrsopen a week
146,902sq 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 New Orleans Public Library
1.1M
visits
3.0 per resident
2.2M
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
3,294
programs & events
37K attended
120K
library cards
33% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)28%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming53%
Who the programs are for
3,294 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $24M.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other New Orleans Public Library branches in New Orleans
And 2 more in New Orleans.
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.