Library · Cotulla
Alexander Memorial Library
Cotulla’s library is the Alexander Memorial Library, a branch of Alexander Memorial Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cotulla’s branch belongs to Alexander Memorial Library, which serves 6,537 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alexander Memorial Library
201 Center St., Cotulla 78014
28 hrsopen a week
5,600sq 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 Alexander Memorial Library
3,050
visits
0.5 per resident
3,572
loans, print + digital
0.5 per resident
10
programs & events
19 attended
2,671
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,572 loans last year
Books & media (adults)84%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
10 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $152K.
Local 95%Gifts & other 5%
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.