Library · North Vacherie
Vacherie Library
North Vacherie’s library is the Vacherie Library, a branch of St. James Parish Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. North Vacherie’s branch belongs to St. James Parish Library, which serves 19,110 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Vacherie Library
2593 Hwy. 20, Vacherie 70090
48 hrsopen a week
8,470sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at St. James Parish Library
38K
visits
2.0 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
191
programs & events
4,881 attended
12K
library cards
63% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
191 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 87%State 1%Federal 3%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.