Library · Enterprise
Enterprise Public Library
Enterprise’s library is the Enterprise Public Library, a branch of East Mississippi Regional Library, open about 19 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Enterprise’s branch belongs to East Mississippi Regional Library, which serves 31,241 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Enterprise Public Library
500 River Road, Enterprise 39330
19 hrsopen a week
822sq 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 East Mississippi Regional Library
37K
visits
1.2 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
208
programs & events
3,042 attended
16K
library cards
51% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)93%Kids’ books & media2%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
208 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $451K.
Local 75%State 17%Federal 2%Gifts & other 6%
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.