Library · Coal
Coal City Public Library District
Coal’s library is the Coal City Public Library District, a branch of Coal City Public Library District, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Coal’s branch belongs to Coal City Public Library District, which serves 11,524 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Coal City Public Library District
85 North Garfield Street, Coal City 60416
58 hrsopen a week
15,628sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Coal City Public Library District
79K
visits
6.9 per resident
99K
loans, print + digital
8.6 per resident
1,578
programs & events
32K attended
3,639
library cards
32% 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
6.9 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
99K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,578 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$117 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 93%State 3%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.