Library · Wharton
Wharton County Library
Wharton’s library is the Wharton County Library, a branch of Wharton County Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Wharton’s branch belongs to Wharton County Library, which serves 41,739 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wharton County Library
1920 N Fulton St., Wharton 77488
49 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Wharton County Library
183K
visits
4.4 per resident
122K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
755
programs & events
24K attended
16K
library cards
39% 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
4.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
122K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
755 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 $1.3M.
Local 99%Federal 0%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.