Library · Zapata
Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public Library
Zapata’s library is the Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public Library, a branch of Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Zapata’s branch belongs to Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public Library, which serves 13,736 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public Library
901 Kennedy St., Zapata 78076
48 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Olga V Figueroa Zapata County Public Library
9,276
visits
0.7 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
132
programs & events
1,911 attended
13K
library cards
94% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
94% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)79%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
132 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $149K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.