John E. and Christina Paulson House · Photo: Zenhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Coquille’s library lends 13 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries its size
Coquille Public Library serves Coquille’s 4,839 residents. Last year it lent 64K print books and media and logged 42K visits.
Coquille’s library, in brief
Coquille ranks 2nd in Oregon for library use
Out of 30 Oregon towns with a library of their own, Coquille comes 2nd for visits per resident. How it compares ↓
Coquille uses its library more than almost any town its size
Coquille Public Library logs 8.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, and lends 13 print items per resident against a typical 3.8. On both counts it beats 92% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
Coquille Public Library ran 454 programs last year, about 9 a week. That’s 94 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 12,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Most programs are for young children
72% of the 454 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 4.1 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
A place to get online
Coquille Public Library logs about 139 Wi-Fi sessions a day and has 56 public computers. That’s 10 sessions per resident a year. A year at the library ↓
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 Coquille’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Coquille is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #9 of 106 in Oregon. All three inputs are above most U.S. towns; Coquille’s count of community nonprofits ranks 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 →
41 community nonprofits are registered in Coquille
10.2 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (13 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
10.5%
10.5% of Coquille’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.9% in the typical Oregon 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 Coquille’s residents live; 2022.
About 6 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 Coquille last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Coquille Public Library serves 4,839 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 31 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Not reported for 2024: library cards. The survey fills a missing figure with its own estimate; we leave estimates out rather than show them as the library’s count.
Books and media off the shelf
64K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 30K books and other items on the shelves went out about 2.2 times last year, on average.
Find it
Coquille Public Library, 105 N Birch St., Coquille.
No late fees. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Coquille? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $3.01 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Coquille resident borrows (the library didn’t report its card count for 2024).
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $437K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.3M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $437K 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 resident’s month = the library’s yearly loans and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ the 4,839 people it serves ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Not reported for 2024: library cards. The survey filled the figure with its own estimate, so it is left out.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
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 Coquille
Does Coquille have a public library?
Yes. Coquille Public Library, 105 N Birch St., serves Coquille’s 4,839 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 40 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Coquille Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Coquille’s library?
It logged 8.8 visits and lent 13.3 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Coquille’s civic life grade?
A+ Coquille is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on civic life, #9 of 106 in Oregon. 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 Coquille.
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.