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Hope Community Library
Hope Sunrise Community Library serves Hope’s 169 residents. Last year it logged 2,095 visits, about 12.4 for every resident, and lent 754 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Hope Community Library
18487 A Avenue, Hope 99605
15 hrsopen a week
2,304sq ft
8,835books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#16
#16 of 62 AK libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Alaska that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
2,095
visits
12.4 per resident
754
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
10
programs & events
82 attended
205
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
12.4 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
754 loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
10 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$101 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $17K.
Local 11%State 25%Gifts & other 64%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.