Library · Yazoo
B. S. Ricks Memorial Library
Yazoo’s library is the B. S. Ricks Memorial Library, a branch of Yazoo Library Association, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Yazoo’s branch belongs to Yazoo Library Association, which serves 25,796 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
B. S. Ricks Memorial Library
310 North Main Street, Yazoo City 39194
51 hrsopen a week
17,433sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Yazoo Library Association
46K
visits
1.8 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
68
programs & events
1,079 attended
17K
library cards
65% 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 (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)64%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
68 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $291K.
Local 71%State 15%Federal 5%Gifts & other 9%
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.