Library · Wesson
Longie Dale Memorial Library
Wesson’s library is the Longie Dale Memorial Library, a branch of Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Wesson’s branch belongs to Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library, which serves 34,605 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Longie Dale Memorial Library
1012 Spring Street, Wesson 39191
32 hrsopen a week
1,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library
26K
visits
0.7 per resident
9,388
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
61
programs & events
1,722 attended
5,041
library cards
15% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th 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 (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,388 loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
61 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $321K.
Local 73%State 17%Federal 3%Gifts & other 8%
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.