Library · Slidell
Slidell Branch
Slidell’s library is the Slidell Branch, a branch of St. Tammany Parish Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Slidell’s branch belongs to St. Tammany Parish Library, which serves 277,615 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Slidell Branch
555 Robert Blvd., Slidell 70458
60 hrsopen a week
22,000sq 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 St. Tammany Parish Library
606K
visits
2.2 per resident
884K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
2,924
programs & events
96K attended
84K
library cards
30% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
884K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
2,924 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 96%State 2%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other St. Tammany Parish Library branches in Slidell
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.