Library · Palacios
Palacios Library Inc
Palacios’s library is the Palacios Library Inc, a branch of Palacios Library Inc, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Palacios’s branch belongs to Palacios Library Inc, which serves 7,250 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Palacios Library Inc
326 Main St., Palacios 77465
40 hrsopen a week
4,368sq 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 Palacios Library Inc
0
visits
0.0 per resident
4,943
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
430
programs & events
3,798 attended
3,537
library cards
49% 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
0.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,943 loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
430 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 $154K.
Local 64%Gifts & other 36%
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.