Library · Natchez
Judge George W. Armstrong Library
Natchez’s library is the Judge George W. Armstrong Library, a branch of Judge Armstrong Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Natchez’s branch belongs to Judge Armstrong Library, which serves 28,746 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Judge George W. Armstrong Library
220 South Commerce Street, Natchez 39120
38 hrsopen a week
16,231sq 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 Judge Armstrong Library
53K
visits
1.8 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
48
programs & events
3,171 attended
28K
library cards
97% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
97% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
48 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 $414K.
Local 77%State 18%Federal 2%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.