Library · Welsh
Mcburney Memorial Branch
Welsh’s library is the Mcburney Memorial Branch, a branch of Jefferson Davis Parish Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Welsh’s branch belongs to Jefferson Davis Parish Library, which serves 22,156 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mcburney Memorial Branch
301 South Sarah Street, Welsh 70591
41 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Jefferson Davis Parish Library
108K
visits
4.9 per resident
76K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
813
programs & events
14K attended
8,830
library cards
40% 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
4.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
76K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming43%
Who the programs are for
813 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 85%State 2%Federal 4%Gifts & other 9%
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.