Livingston Parish Library patrons totaled nearly 600,000 circulations in 2024, which represented a huge year-to-year surge in overall circulations.
From January through December 2024, LPL patrons checked out approximately 588,402 items, which includes both physical and electronic materials. That is an increase of 14.1 percent from the previous year when patrons checked out 515,565 items.
The largest increases came in eContent, which accounted for a system-record 175,682 circulations in 2024. Of that total, LPL patrons checked out a record number of eBooks (66,739), eAudiobooks (90,318), and eVideos (10,594). Patrons also scored year-to-year increases for eMusic and eMagazine circulations.
For the Library’s physical collection, patrons totaled approximately 412,720 circulations, an increase of 12.3 percent from 2023 (367,307). The Library’s physical collection includes books, learning kits, hobby kits, celebration kits, movies, video games, board games, cultural passes, launchpads, and tablets.
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Total circulations (physical and electronic)
2023 – 515,565
2024 – 588,402 (14.1% increase)
Physical circulations
2023 – 367,307
2024 – 412,720 (12.3% increase)
Electronic circulations (*connotes record)
2023 – 148,258
2024 – 175,682* (18.4% increase)