Library · Ruston
Lincoln Parish Library
Ruston’s library is the Lincoln Parish Library, a branch of Lincoln Parish Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ruston’s branch belongs to Lincoln Parish Library, which serves 48,243 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lincoln Parish Library
910 North Trenton Street, Ruston 71270
66 hrsopen a week
61,000sq 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 Lincoln Parish Library
131K
visits
2.7 per resident
230K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
658
programs & events
30K attended
30K
library cards
63% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
230K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
658 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.