Library · Pine Prairie
Pine Prairie Prescott Branch
Pine Prairie’s library is the Pine Prairie Prescott Branch, a branch of Evangeline Parish Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pine Prairie’s branch belongs to Evangeline Parish Library, which serves 31,745 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pine Prairie Prescott Branch
1111 Walnut Street, Pine Prairie 70576
45 hrsopen a week
2,770sq 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 Evangeline Parish Library
48K
visits
1.5 per resident
63K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
1,880
programs & events
21K attended
24K
library cards
74% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
63K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Who the programs are for
1,880 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
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.