Library · Anahuac
Chambers County Library System
Anahuac’s library is the Chambers County Library System, a branch of Chambers County Library System, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Anahuac’s branch belongs to Chambers County Library System, which serves 48,949 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chambers County Library System
1204 Stowell St., Anahuac 77514
46 hrsopen a week
8,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Chambers County Library System
71K
visits
1.5 per resident
164K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
484
programs & events
12K attended
20K
library cards
40% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
164K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
484 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 100%
Locations
Other Chambers County Library System branches in Anahuac
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.