Library · Beeville
Joe Barnhart Bee County Library
Beeville’s library is the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library, a branch of Joe Barnhart Bee County Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Beeville’s branch belongs to Joe Barnhart Bee County Library, which serves 23,978 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Joe Barnhart Bee County Library
110 W Corpus Christi St., Beeville 78102
50 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Joe Barnhart Bee County Library
78K
visits
3.2 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
598
programs & events
5,267 attended
20K
library cards
84% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
84% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
598 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $509K.
Local 39%State 3%Federal 1%Gifts & other 57%
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.