Haynesville’s library is a branch of Claiborne Parish Library, which lends less per resident than 82% of systems its size
Haynesville’s library is the Joe W. Webb Memorial, a branch of Claiborne Parish Library, which serves 13,537 people and lent 28K items last year.
Haynesville’s library, in brief
The Claiborne Parish Library system is used less than most libraries its size
The Claiborne Parish Library system records 0.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3.1 for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people. Borrowing is 1.6 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
The Claiborne Parish Library system offered 86 programs last year, 6.4 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Haynesville’s library is a branch of Claiborne Parish Library, so they cover the whole system (13,537 people), not just the Haynesville branch.
What’s behind Haynesville’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Haynesville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Haynesville is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Haynesville’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($16K–$26K) it does better, ahead of 84%.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
8 community nonprofits are registered in Haynesville
3.2 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (9 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
7.9%
7.9% of Haynesville’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.9% in the typical Louisiana town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Haynesville’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Claiborne Parish Library serves 13,537 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 6 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Claiborne Parish Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
28K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
6,835 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
86 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Joe W. Webb Memorial, 1919 Main Street, Haynesville.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Claiborne Parish Library branch.
New in Haynesville? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Haynesville cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $665K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $505K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $665K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 8,919 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Joe W. Webb Memorial is one branch of Claiborne Parish Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 13,537 people it serves.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Haynesville
Does Haynesville have a public library?
Yes: Joe W. Webb Memorial, 1919 Main Street, is a branch of Claiborne Parish Library, which serves 13,537 people. The branch is open about 38 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Claiborne Parish Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Haynesville’s library?
It logged 0.8 visits and lent 2.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Haynesville’s civic life grade?
C+ Haynesville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Haynesville.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.