Library · Victoria
Victoria Public Library
Victoria’s library is the Victoria Public Library, a branch of Victoria Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Victoria’s branch belongs to Victoria Public Library, which serves 91,664 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Victoria Public Library
302 N Main St., Victoria 77901
52 hrsopen a week
33,000sq 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 Victoria Public Library
155K
visits
1.7 per resident
380K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
512
programs & events
29K attended
36K
library cards
40% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
380K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
512 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.