Library · Alvin
Alvin Library
Alvin’s library is the Alvin Library, a branch of Brazoria County Library System, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Alvin’s branch belongs to Brazoria County Library System, which serves 398,938 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alvin Library
105 S Gordon St., Alvin 77511
48 hrsopen a week
18,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brazoria County Library System
743K
visits
1.9 per resident
1.7M
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
2,209
programs & events
69K attended
167K
library cards
42% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
2,209 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.3M.
Local 100%
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.