Library · Liberty
Gridley
Liberty’s library is the Gridley, a branch of Coffey County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Liberty’s branch belongs to Coffey County Library, which serves 8,251 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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 Coffey County Library
121K
visits
14.7 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
14.3 per resident
2,186
programs & events
34K attended
14K
library cards
100% 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
14.7 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
4.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
2,186 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$181 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 97%State 0%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.