Coffman Cove’s library runs 419 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Coffman Cove Community Library serves Coffman Cove’s 191 residents. Last year it logged 2,444 visits.
The short version on Coffman Cove’s library
More library cards than residents
258 cards for 191 people. Cards held by people from outside the service area count too, so the total can pass the population. At the typical library serving under 2,500 people, it’s 54%. How it compares ↓
Seven times the programs of a typical library its size
Coffman Cove Community Library ran 80 programs last year, about 2 a week. That’s 419 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. People show up: 554 attended. Kids & programs ↓
A small-town library
Coffman Cove Community Library serves 191 residents with about one full-time staff, open about 27 hours a week. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
Alaska pays a big share
25% of the budget comes from the state, and 63% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Coffman Cove’s civic life grade
Coffman Cove 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 →
80 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 5 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Coffman Cove Community Library serves 191 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Coffman Cove Community Library
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Loans aren’t shown: this year’s report counted only 37 items borrowed against 2,444 visits, so we leave the count out.
Find it
Coffman Cove Community Library, 108 NW Denali Alley, Coffman Cove.
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 Coffman Cove? 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 Coffman Cove cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $17K.
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 258 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Loans left out. This year’s loan count is far below the library’s visits and shelves, so we leave it out.
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 Coffman Cove
Does Coffman Cove have a public library?
Yes. Coffman Cove Community Library, 108 NW Denali Alley, serves Coffman Cove’s 191 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 27 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Coffman Cove Community 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 Coffman Cove’s library?
It logged 12.8 visits per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Coffman Cove’s civic life grade?
Coffman Cove 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 Coffman Cove.
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.