Library · Seabrook
Evelyn Meador Branch Library
Seabrook’s library is the Evelyn Meador Branch Library, a branch of Harris County Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Seabrook’s branch belongs to Harris County Public Library, which serves 2,281,173 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Evelyn Meador Branch Library
2400 North Meyer Rd, Seabrook 77586
47 hrsopen a week
21,100sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Harris County Public Library
2.5M
visits
1.1 per resident
18M
loans, print + digital
7.8 per resident
2.3M
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18M loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming54%
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $38M.
Local 100%Federal 0%
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.