Library · Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library
Boerne’s library is the Patrick Heath Public Library, a branch of Patrick Heath Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Boerne’s branch belongs to Patrick Heath Public Library, which serves 28,927 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Patrick Heath Public Library
451 N Main St. Bldg 100, Boerne 78006
52 hrsopen a week
30,250sq 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 Patrick Heath Public Library
171K
visits
5.9 per resident
297K
loans, print + digital
10.3 per resident
692
programs & events
21K attended
21K
library cards
74% 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
5.9 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
297K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
692 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 89%State 0%Federal 2%Gifts & other 9%
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.