Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0Wink’s library is a branch of Winkler County Library, which lends less per resident than 91% of systems its size
Wink’s library is the Wink Branch Library, a branch of Winkler County Library, which serves 7,414 people and lent 6,928 items last year.
Wink’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, the Winkler County Library system sits below the middle on all seven per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on five. How it compares ↓
People visit, but borrow less than most
The Winkler County Library system lends 0.9 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, fewer than 91% of similar-size libraries, though visits are closer to typical. What people borrow ↓
Programs lean toward adults
56% of the 117 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 38 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
Almost all the borrowing is off the shelf
Only 3% of loans are e-books, audiobooks or streaming, fewer per resident than at 92% of similar-size libraries. What people borrow ↓
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; Wink’s library is a branch of Winkler County Library, so they cover the whole system (7,414 people), not just the Wink branch.
What’s behind Wink’s civic life grade
Wink isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Winkler County Library serves 7,414 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Winkler County Library system. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
6,928 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
185 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
117 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Wink Branch Library, 100 N Roy Orbison Dr, Wink.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Winkler County Library branch.
New in Wink? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Wink cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $307K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $129K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $307K 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 2,214 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Wink Branch Library is one branch of Winkler County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 7,414 people it serves.
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 Wink
Does Wink have a public library?
Yes: Wink Branch Library, 100 N Roy Orbison Dr, is a branch of Winkler County Library, which serves 7,414 people. The branch is open about 30 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Winkler County 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 Wink’s library?
It logged 2.0 visits and lent 0.9 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Wink’s civic life grade?
Wink isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Wink.
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.