Library · New Waverly
New Waverly Public Library
New Waverly’s library is the New Waverly Public Library, a branch of New Waverly Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Waverly’s branch belongs to New Waverly Public Library, which serves 4,869 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Waverly Public Library
9372 State Hwy 75 S, New Waverly 77358
37 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 New Waverly Public Library
19K
visits
4.0 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
129
programs & events
2,122 attended
3,783
library cards
78% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
78% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
129 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $82K.
Local 32%Federal 0%Gifts & other 68%
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.