Texas A&M University-Kingsville Library opened its doors for the first time in 1925.  The first 30 years were a period of gradual growth.  The Library grew from 16,000 volumes in 1935 to 65,000 in 1955 to over 600,000 volumes in 2015.   Including government documents, audiovisual materials, and microforms, the Library currently contains over one million separate bibliographic items and offers access to over 40,000 periodical titles.