Library · Jackson
Riverside Regional Library
Jackson’s library is the Riverside Regional Library, a branch of Riverside Regional Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Jackson’s branch belongs to Riverside Regional Library, which serves 85,846 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Riverside Regional Library
1997 E Jackson Blvd, Jackson 63755
57 hrsopen a week
17,000sq 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 Riverside Regional Library
148K
visits
1.7 per resident
185K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
876
programs & events
18K attended
41K
library cards
48% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
185K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
876 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 85%State 7%Federal 0%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.