Shreve Memorial Library
Shreve Memorial Library is a county public library system based in Shreveport (Caddo Parish), Louisiana, serving a legal service area of 224,893 residents through 21 library buildings and one bookmobile. Among the 67 profiled systems in Louisiana, it ranks first for number of library buildings, second for public computers, second for print volumes and fourth for operating spending.
Among the 360 profiled systems serving 100,000 to 249,999 residents, it ranks fourth for public computers per resident. Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.6 times the operating spending per resident and 2.1 times the paid staff per resident.
Shreve Memorial against the 360 systems of its size class
Shreve Memorial, building by building
The 21 buildings cover 243,733 square feet in total, 1.08 square feet per resident against a median of 0.51 for the size class. The largest building is Shreve Memorial Library at 80,000 square feet; the smallest is Rodessa Branch at 838. The longest hours, 64 a week, are shared by three buildings.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreve Memorial Library | Central library | Shreveport | – | 80,000 |
| Atkins Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 9,600 |
| Belcher Branch | Branch | Belcher | 15 | 920 |
| Blanchard Branch | Branch | Blanchard | 35 | 1,568 |
| Broadmoor Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 64 | 32,000 |
| Cedar Grove/Line Avenue Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 10,770 |
| David Raines Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 8,600 |
| Gilliam Branch | Branch | Gilliam | 16 | 2,200 |
| Hamilton/South Caddo Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 64 | 26,233 |
| Higginbotham/Bryson Branch | Branch | Greenwood | 24 | 3,030 |
| Hollywood/Union Ave. Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 8,440 |
| Hosston Branch | Branch | Hosston | 21 | 2,000 |
| Means Branch | Branch | Ida | 15 | 992 |
| Mooretown Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 8,552 |
| Mooringsport Branch | Branch | Mooringsport | 35 | 1,740 |
| North Caddo Branch | Branch | Vivian | 64 | 12,600 |
| North Shreveport Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 8,527 |
| Oil City Branch | Branch | Oil City | 21 | 1,960 |
| Rodessa Branch | Branch | Rodessa | 24 | 838 |
| Wallette Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 9,043 |
| West Shreveport Branch | Branch | Shreveport | 60 | 14,120 |
| Shreve Memorial Library Bookmobile | Bookmobile | Shreveport | 52 |
A dash marks a value not reported for FY 2024.
Shreve Memorial in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 691,204
- Physical checkouts
- 582,614
- …of children's materials
- 261,031
- Electronic checkouts
- 358,605
- …of e-books
- 150,721
- …of e-audio
- 165,786
- Registered users
- 189,089
- Program sessions
- 4,383
- Program attendance
- 81,005
- Print volumes
- 615,837
- Audio items (physical)
- 30,105
- Video items (physical)
- 95,502
- Public computers
- 452
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 47,424
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 159.3
- Operating spending
- $19.5 million
- …on books and other materials
- $1.9 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Shreve Memorial gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $22 million, or $97.68 per resident. The local-government share sits 13 percentage points below the combined share for the 67 profiled systems in Louisiana. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Shreve Memorial since FY 2019
Visits were 22% below the FY 2019 count of 881,801 (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 20% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Shreve Memorial programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 40% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 18 people each.
County libraries of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, two record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Somerset County Library in New Jersey.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County Free Libraries | Marina, CA | 230,383 | 2.18 | 1.48 | $44.11 |
| Berkeley County Library System | Moncks Corner, SC | 229,861 | 1.48 | 2.77 | $19.45 |
| Somerset County Library | Bridgewater, NJ | 224,243 | 3.86 | 9.27 | $84.06 |
| Hall County Library System | Gainesville, GA | 220,128 | 1.32 | 2.02 | $18.92 |
| Atlantic County Library | Mays Landing, NJ | 214,422 | 3.50 | 2.50 | $41.52 |
| Onslow County Public Library | Jacksonville, NC | 213,447 | 1.32 | 2.07 | $12.68 |
Nearest in size within Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish Public Library · Lake Charles · 206,861 residents
- Lafayette Public Library · Lafayette · 254,241 residents
- St. Tammany Parish Library · Covington · 277,615 residents
- Ouachita Parish Public Library · Monroe · 157,874 residents