Library · Southaven
M. R. Davis Public Library
Southaven’s library is the M. R. Davis Public Library, a branch of First Regional Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Southaven’s branch belongs to First Regional Library, which serves 321,878 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
M. R. Davis Public Library
8554 Northwest Drive, Southaven 38671
53 hrsopen a week
43,000sq 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 First Regional Library
583K
visits
1.8 per resident
917K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
3,046
programs & events
90K attended
212K
library cards
66% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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 2.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
917K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
3,046 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.4M.
Local 81%State 13%Federal 0%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.