Library · Vinton
Vinton Library
Vinton’s library is the Vinton Library, a branch of Calcasieu Parish Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Vinton’s branch belongs to Calcasieu Parish Public Library, which serves 206,861 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Vinton Library
1601 Loree Street, Vinton 70668
45 hrsopen a week
4,289sq 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 Calcasieu Parish Public Library
343K
visits
1.7 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
2,609
programs & events
52K attended
48K
library cards
23% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
2,609 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $13M.
Local 93%State 1%Federal 0%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.