Library · Plain Dealing
Plain Dealing Branch
Plain Dealing’s library is the Plain Dealing Branch, a branch of Bossier Parish Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Plain Dealing’s branch belongs to Bossier Parish Library, which serves 131,102 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plain Dealing Branch
208 East Mary Lee, Plain Dealing 71064
45 hrsopen a week
4,463sq 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 Bossier Parish Library
201K
visits
1.5 per resident
463K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
2,368
programs & events
47K attended
31K
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
1.5 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
463K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
2,368 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $7.3M.
Local 91%State 2%Gifts & other 7%
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.