Library · Sunset
Armand J. Brinkhaus South St. Landry Community Library
Sunset’s library is the Armand J. Brinkhaus South St. Landry Community Library, a branch of Armand J. Brinkhaus South St. Landry Community Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sunset’s branch belongs to Armand J. Brinkhaus South St. Landry Community Library, which serves 4,511 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Armand J. Brinkhaus South St. Landry Community Library
235 Marie Street, Sunset 70584
40 hrsopen a week
8,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Armand J. Brinkhaus South St. Landry Community Library
11K
visits
2.4 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
297
programs & events
1,517 attended
11K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming54%
Who the programs are for
297 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$94 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $422K.
Local 83%State 3%Gifts & other 13%
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.