Tangiphoa Parish Library

Tangiphoa Parish Library Admin. & Genealogy, serving an area of 100,000 residents, has a collection of 189,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,600 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 31 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 6 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $132,000. Patrons make 154,000 visits annually, and check out materials 310,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

Location: 739 West Oak Street, Amite Louisiana 70422 Telephone 985-748-7559

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