Library · Robstown
Nueces County Public Libraries
Robstown’s library is the Nueces County Public Libraries, a branch of Nueces County Public Libraries, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Robstown’s branch belongs to Nueces County Public Libraries, which serves 32,230 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Nueces County Public Libraries
1000 Terry Shamsie Blvd, Robstown 78380
44 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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 Nueces County Public Libraries
38K
visits
1.2 per resident
237K
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
713
programs & events
7,664 attended
9,904
library cards
31% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
5.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
237K loans last year
Books & media (adults)14%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming69%
Who the programs are for
713 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $992K.
Local 97%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.