Library · Tampa
West Tampa Branch Library
Tampa’s library is the West Tampa Branch Library, a branch of Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Tampa’s branch belongs to Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, which serves 1,559,678 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Tampa Branch Library
2312 West Union Street, Tampa 33607
41 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
2.5M
visits
1.6 per resident
3.6M
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
7,915
programs & events
111K attended
787K
library cards
50% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.6 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
7,915 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $59M.
Local 99%State 1%Gifts & other 0%
Locations
Other Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative branches in Tampa
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.