St. Charles Parish Library

St. Charles Parish Library, serving an area of 48,000 residents, has a collection of 189,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 4,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 37 employees, of whom 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 3 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $300,000. Patrons make 160,000 visits annually, and check out materials 250,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

Location: 105 Lakewood Drive, Luling Louisiana 70070 Telephone 985-785-8464

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