About Houston Public Library

Statistical facts about your library in Fiscal Year 2012:
Population Served -  2.1 million
Square Miles Served - 634
Days Open in Year -  303
Holdings  - 3.6 million items
Average Daily Circulation -  23,048
Number of public access computers - 1,645
Full-time Employees on Staff  - 460.5
Program Attendance  - 203,238
Visits  - 4.2 million

Registered Borrowers
Youth - 198,239
Adult - 537,500

Total  - 735,739

Items Checked Out
Central Library - 1,014,192
Branches - 5,969,283

Total - 6,983,475

Reference Questions Answered
Central Library & Special Collections - 153,611
Branches - 513,935
Total 667,546

Electronic Use
Visits to HPL web site  - 3 million 
Database Retrievals - 1.3 million

Interlibrary Loans
Requests Filled by HPL - 7,389
Requests Filled by Other Libraries - 9,764