Library · Houston
Houston Carnegie Library
Houston’s library is the Houston Carnegie Library, a branch of Dixie Regional Library System, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Houston’s branch belongs to Dixie Regional Library System, which serves 61,086 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Houston Carnegie Library
105 West Madison, Houston 38851
35 hrsopen a week
3,824sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dixie Regional Library System
52K
visits
0.9 per resident
52K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
554
programs & events
12K attended
25K
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
52K loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
554 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $674K.
Local 76%State 19%Federal 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.