Library · Diamondhead
East Hancock Public Library
Diamondhead’s library is the East Hancock Public Library, a branch of Hancock County Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Diamondhead’s branch belongs to Hancock County Library, which serves 46,159 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
East Hancock Public Library
4545 Shepherd Square, Diamondhead 39525
43 hrsopen a week
6,294sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Hancock County Library
303K
visits
6.6 per resident
146K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
1,435
programs & events
27K attended
17K
library cards
37% 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
6.6 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
146K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
1,435 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 73%State 9%Federal 1%Gifts & other 17%
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.