Library · Biloxi
Margaret S. Sherry Memorial Library
Biloxi’s library is the Margaret S. Sherry Memorial Library, a branch of Harrison County Library System, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Biloxi’s branch belongs to Harrison County Library System, which serves 210,612 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Margaret S. Sherry Memorial Library
2141 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi 39532
47 hrsopen a week
12,717sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Harrison County Library System
274K
visits
1.3 per resident
429K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
2,257
programs & events
42K attended
41K
library cards
19% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
429K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
2,257 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.3M.
Local 81%State 15%Federal 1%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Harrison County Library System branches in Biloxi
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.