Library · White Castle
White Castle Branch
White Castle’s library is the White Castle Branch, a branch of Iberville Parish Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. White Castle’s branch belongs to Iberville Parish Library, which serves 29,766 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
White Castle Branch
32835 Bowie Street, White Castle 70788
39 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Iberville Parish Library
141K
visits
4.7 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
1,110
programs & events
13K attended
47K
library cards
100% 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
4.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
1,110 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$99 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3M.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.