Library · Rayville
Richland Parish Library
Rayville’s library is the Richland Parish Library, a branch of Richland Parish Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rayville’s branch belongs to Richland Parish Library, which serves 19,643 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Richland Parish Library
1410 Louisa Street, Rayville 71269
48 hrsopen a week
8,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Richland Parish Library
22K
visits
1.1 per resident
89K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
450
programs & events
5,424 attended
14K
library cards
72% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
72% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
89K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming65%
Who the programs are for
450 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$57 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 91%State 4%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.