Library · Zachary
Zachary Branch
Zachary’s library is the Zachary Branch, a branch of East Baton Rouge Parish Library, open about 70 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Zachary’s branch belongs to East Baton Rouge Parish Library, which serves 453,022 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Zachary Branch
1900 Church Street, Zachary 70791
70 hrsopen a week
17,869sq 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 East Baton Rouge Parish Library
1.8M
visits
3.9 per resident
2.8M
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
6,464
programs & events
161K attended
311K
library cards
69% 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
3.9 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming49%
Who the programs are for
6,464 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$100 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $46M.
Local 92%Gifts & other 8%
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.