Library · Point Lay
Kali Community/School Library
Point Lay’s library is the Kali Community/School Library, a branch of Tuzzy Consortium Library, open about 12 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Point Lay’s branch belongs to Tuzzy Consortium Library, which serves 9,321 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kali Community/School Library
1029 Qasigialik Street, Point Lay 99759
12 hrsopen a week
888sq 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 Tuzzy Consortium Library
33K
visits
3.5 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
108
programs & events
873 attended
5,678
library cards
61% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media6%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
108 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$102 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $954K.
Local 77%State 7%Federal 8%Gifts & other 8%
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.