Public Libraries
Resources and Projects
Public Library Directory
and Statistics
Statistics submitted by public libraries in Texas can be searched by city,
library, or county; or downloaded and imported into a spreadsheet or database.
For analytical tables and statistical summaries please see the Texas
Public Library Summary.
Submit your 2009 Annual Report here!
Texas
Public Library Home Pages
Links to Texas public libraries online.
Texas Public Library Summary
Provides an overview of Texas public library income, expenditures,
services, and staffing, and provides comparisons of libraries serving
like populations.
Small Library Management
Training Program
Learn more about this ongoing, voluntary program that provides management skills
to non-MLS directors of small community (25,000 or less population) libraries
in Texas.
Texas Reading Club
Link to current information on this popular annual statewide event
for children provided by Texas public libraries. Invent the Future!
Read!
Public Library Advisory Board
Handbook
This handbook for public library advisory board members in Texas,
serves as a tool kit to help the advisory board member in their
efforts to achieve high quality library services.
TexShare
TexShare exists to support and enhance resource sharing among Texas
libraries. Discover how TexShare helps academic and public libraries
share their combined resources and collections to better serve Texans.
Public
Library Peer Comparison
The Public Library Peer Comparison Tool allows the user to compare
statistics between libraries or among a group of libraries.
Public
Library Locator
A tool to help you locate information about a public library. A
service of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Find Your Library!
Use a map of the United States to begin a search for any public
library.
The Texas Library System
The Texas Library System is comprised of ten regional library systems
across the state funded by contract with the Texas State Library. Nearly
every public library in the state is a member of the system.
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