Library · Tenakee Springs
Dermott O`toole Memorial Library
Dermott O`toole Memorial Library serves Tenakee Springs’s 126 residents. Last year it logged 899 visits, about 7.1 for every resident, and lent 2,373 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Dermott O`toole Memorial Library
707 West Tenakee Avenue, Tenakee Springs 99841
10 hrsopen a week
896sq ft
12Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#27
#27 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
899
visits
7.1 per resident
2,373
loans, print + digital
18.8 per resident
28
programs & events
116 attended
139
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
7.1 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.4 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,373 loans last year
Books & media (adults)88%Kids’ books & media5%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
28 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$168 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $21K.
Local 53%State 30%Gifts & other 17%
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.