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Long Beach Public Library
Long Beach Public Library serves Long Beach’s 17,101 residents. Last year it logged 18,533 visits, about 1.1 for every resident, and lent 36K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Long Beach Public Library
209 Jeff Davis Avenue, Long Beach 39560
44 hrsopen a week
11,813sq ft
104Kbooks & media
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
#30
#30 of 53 MS libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Mississippi that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
19K
visits
1.1 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
146
programs & events
3,221 attended
21K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
146 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $326K.
Local 90%State 6%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.