Library · Kerrville
Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
Kerrville’s library is the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, a branch of Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kerrville’s branch belongs to Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, which serves 24,930 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
505 Water St., Kerrville 78028
46 hrsopen a week
22,064sq 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 Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
119K
visits
4.8 per resident
126K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
402
programs & events
8,913 attended
9,471
library cards
38% 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
126K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
402 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $917K.
Local 100%
Locations
Other Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library branches in Kerrville
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.