Library · Ketchikan
Ketchikan Public Library
Ketchikan’s library is the Ketchikan Public Library, a branch of Ketchikan Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ketchikan’s branch belongs to Ketchikan Public Library, which serves 13,475 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ketchikan Public Library
1110 Copper Ridge Lane, Ketchikan 99901
57 hrsopen a week
16,726sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ketchikan Public Library
58K
visits
4.3 per resident
84K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
592
programs & events
11K attended
8,761
library cards
65% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
84K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
592 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$101 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 100%State 0%
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.