Frisco’s library lends 13 print items per resident, against a typical 3.2 for libraries its size
Frisco Public Library serves Frisco’s 225,007 residents from 2 locations. Last year it lent 3.4M books, movies and e-books and logged 1.2M visits.
The short version on Frisco’s library
Frisco ranks 2nd in Texas for borrowing
Out of 183 Texas towns with a library of their own, Frisco comes 2nd for items borrowed per resident. It’s also #2 for kids’ borrowing and #15 for library use. How it compares ↓
Frisco uses its library more than almost any town its size
Frisco Public Library logs 5.2 visits per resident, against a typical 2.1 for libraries serving 100,000+ people, and lends 13 print items per resident against a typical 3.2. On both counts it beats 97% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 79% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 99% of similar-size libraries. That works out to about 39 items per child in Frisco last year. Kids & programs ↓
The shelves work hard
Each of the 255,000 items on the shelves went out about 12 times last year, on average. What people borrow ↓
Frisco out-borrows every town next door
At 15 loans per resident, Frisco leads the five towns here. The closest is Plano, at 13. Libraries next door ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Frisco’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Frisco is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #68 of 539 in Texas. Among the 385 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, it ranks #42. All three inputs are above most U.S. towns; library visits rank highest.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
878 community nonprofits are registered in Frisco
4.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: education.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (202 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 70 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
8.2%
8.2% of Frisco’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.7% in the typical Texas town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Frisco’s residents live; 2022.
About 11 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Frisco last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 100,000+ people across the U.S.
Frisco Public Library serves 225,007 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 100,000+.
Every hour the doors are open, about 544 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
3.4M loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 255K books and other items on the shelves went out about 11.5 times last year, on average.
495,220 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
2 places to borrow in Frisco
Frisco Public Library, 8000 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Frisco? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other libraries in Frisco
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $6.68 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Frisco cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $7.1M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $47M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $7.1M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 152,297 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Frisco borrows the most per resident of the 5 towns here. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco | Frisco Public Library fine-free | 15.2 | 71 | B+ |
| Plano | Plano Public Library System fine-free | 12.8 | 66 | B |
| McKinney | Mckinney Public Library System fine-free | 8.4 | 70 | C |
| The Colony | The Colony Public Library fine-free | 2.1 | 47 | C− |
| Little Elm | Little Elm Public Library fine-free | 0.9 | 47 | B− |
| Prosper | Prosper Community Library fine-free | — | 49 | B |
| Hackberry | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Frisco
Does Frisco have a public library?
Yes. Frisco Public Library, 8000 Dallas Pkwy, serves Frisco’s 225,007 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 71 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Frisco Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Frisco’s library?
It logged 5.2 visits and lent 15.2 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.1 visits for libraries serving 100,000+ people.
What is Frisco’s civic life grade?
B+ Frisco is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on civic life, #68 of 539 in Texas. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Frisco.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.