Library · Port Gibson
Harriette Person Memorial Library
Port Gibson’s library is the Harriette Person Memorial Library, a branch of Harriette Person Memorial Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Port Gibson’s branch belongs to Harriette Person Memorial Library, which serves 8,617 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harriette Person Memorial Library
606 Main Street, Port Gibson 39150
39 hrsopen a week
8,170sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Harriette Person Memorial Library
14K
visits
1.6 per resident
3,437
loans, print + digital
0.4 per resident
9
programs & events
177 attended
3,937
library cards
46% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,437 loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $132K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.