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Libraries near Cooper

Cooper has no public library of its own; the nearest is Commerce Public Library in Commerce, 14.6 miles away

Cooper doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Commerce Public Library in Commerce, 14.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

C+Civic lifeAhead of 43% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (903) 886-6858All nearby libraries
In brief

Libraries for Cooper, in brief

The nearest library is 15 miles from Cooper

Cooper has no public library of its own, and the closest, Commerce Public Library in Commerce, is 15 miles from the town center. The next nearest is Sulphur Springs Public Library, 17 miles away. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Commerce Public Library is nearest, open about 36 hours a week. Paris Public Library, 21 miles away, is open about 52 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓

Most nearby libraries are fine-free

Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge late fines. Nearest libraries ↓

This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Cooper’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Cooper is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Cooper is graded on two of the three inputs. Cooper’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.

C+
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Cooper’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureACommunity nonprofits6.8 per 1,000 residents · TX towns 3.3 · U.S. 3.7DVolunteering4.2% of adults 25–44 · TX towns 5.7% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 43%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $33K–$55K (3,047)Ahead of 48%

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. Cooper is small (2,049 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

14 community nonprofits are registered in Cooper

6.8 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation31.46 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans31.46 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services20.97 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education31.46 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other31.46 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 (3 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.

Volunteering

4.2%

4.2% of Cooper’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 Cooper’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 14.6 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Cooper. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

14.6miCommerce Public LibraryCommerce · 36 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →16.6miSulphur Springs Public LibrarySulphur Springs · 48 hrs a weekDirections →19.3miHoney Grove Library & Learning CenterHoney Grove · 34 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →21.3miParis Public LibraryParis · 52 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.

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 Cooper

Does Cooper have a public library?

No. The closest is Commerce Public Library in Commerce, 14.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Cooper’s civic life grade?

C+ Cooper is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on civic life. 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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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.