Library · Picayune
Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library
Picayune’s library is the Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, a branch of Pearl River County Library System, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Picayune’s branch belongs to Pearl River County Library System, which serves 57,978 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library
900 Goodyear Boulevard, Picayune 39466
37 hrsopen a week
12,566sq 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 Pearl River County Library System
62K
visits
1.1 per resident
65K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
214
programs & events
6,059 attended
8,110
library cards
14% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
65K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
214 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $965K.
Local 79%State 15%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.