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Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library

Pittsburg’s library runs 4.1 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24 for libraries its size

Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library serves 13,000 people in and around Pittsburg. Last year it lent 25K books, movies and e-books and logged 28K visits.

613 Quitman St., Pittsburg 75686 · about 46 hours a week
C−Civic lifeAhead of 16% of U.S. towns · #354 of 539 in Texas. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (903) 856-3302 What’s a card worth?
Borrowed a year
25K
1.9 per resident
Visits a year
28K
2.2 per resident · Below typical (3.1)
Programs & events
53
about 1 a week · 1,194 attended
Cardholders
38%
4,877 cards
Open
46 hrs
a week at this branch
In brief

Pittsburg’s library, in brief

Programs are almost all for children

94% of the 53 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 0 for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓

Below typical on every measure

Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library sits below the middle on all seven per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on five. How it compares ↓

Few programs for a library this size

Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library offered 53 programs last year, 4.1 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓

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; Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library serves 13,000 people in and around Pittsburg, and its numbers cover all of them.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Pittsburg’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Pittsburg is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #354 of 539 in Texas. Pittsburg is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Pittsburg’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.

C−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Pittsburg’s overall grade.
–Library visitsServed by a county or regional system, so there is no town figureC+Community nonprofits3.4 per 1,000 residents · TX towns 3.3 · U.S. 3.7DVolunteering4.3% of adults 25–44 · TX towns 5.7% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 16%
FewerMore
Texas towns we grade (539)Ahead of 34%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $33K–$55K (3,179)Ahead of 21%

Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library spends $15 per resident, against a typical $43 for libraries its size.

Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($33K–$55K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.

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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Pittsburg is small (4,676 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

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 →

Places to belong

15 community nonprofits are registered in Pittsburg

3.4 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture20.36 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation20.36 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans40.88 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services40.81 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education10.29 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health10.16 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.07 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other20.45 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (7 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

4.3%

4.3% of Pittsburg’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 Pittsburg’s residents live; 2022.

How it compares

Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures

Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.

Visits per resident 2.2 visits · typical 3.1Lower than 66%
Borrowing per resident 1.6 print items · typical 3.9Lower than 81%
Digital borrowing 0.2 e-items · typical 1.1Lower than 89%
Kids’ borrowing 0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8Lower than 78%
Program attendance 0.1 attendees · typical 0.4Bottom 10%
Programs offered 4.1 per 1,000 residents · typical 24Bottom 10%
Cardholders 38% of residents · typical 40%Lower than 54%
Spending $15 per resident · typical $43Lower than 89%
Fewer per residentMore per resident
Size group

Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library serves 13,000 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.

A year at the library

Every hour the doors are open, about 11 items go out

Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library system. The library’s own count.

28K
visits
2.2 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
53
programs & events
1,194 attended
4,877
library cards
38% of people served
Every open hour11items borrowed
Every week23people at a program
Every week545visits
3 staff (full-time equivalent)11 public computers
What people borrow

Mostly books and media off the shelf

25K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.

25Kloans
Books & media (adults) 50%Kids’ books & media 37%E-books, audio & streaming 13%
From your couch

3,213 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.

Kids & programs

53 programs a year

Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.

Schools in Pittsburg →

Programs last year by age group

Ages 0–50
Ages 6–1150
Teens0
Adults3
All ages0
9,124
kids’ books & media borrowed
1,194
people at programs
53
programs
The building

Find it

Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library, 613 Quitman St., Pittsburg.

Directions(903) 856-3302
46
hours open a week
6,250
square feet
With a card

E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library branch.

New in Pittsburg? The Handbook →

Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.

What your card is worth

For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.92 worth

Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Pittsburg cardholder borrows.

In a month I’d use…
Books$17 each
1
Kids’ books$12 each
0
E-books & audio$15 each
0
Movies & music$4 each
0
Programs & classes$10 a program
0
Computer & Wi-Fi$3 a session
0
Your card saves you about
$204
a year at retail prices · $17 a month

Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $197K.

Local taxes 95%Gifts & other 5%

Last year the library lent and hosted about $379K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $197K budget.

Late fines apply to some overdue items.

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 4,877 cardholders ÷ 12.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • System-wide. Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library serves 13,000 people in and around Pittsburg, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Pittsburg.

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 Pittsburg

Does Pittsburg have a public library?

Yes. Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library, 613 Quitman St., serves 13,000 people in and around Pittsburg (the survey’s count) and is open about 46 hours a week, averaged over the year.

Is Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?

It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).

How busy is Pittsburg’s library?

It logged 2.2 visits and lent 1.9 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.

What is Pittsburg’s civic life grade?

C− Pittsburg is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on civic life, #354 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.

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Reading, story times and the library in Pittsburg.

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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.