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Cohoes Public Library
Cohoes Public Library serves Cohoes’s 18,147 residents. Last year it logged 6,397 visits, about 0.4 for every resident, and lent 34K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Cohoes Public Library
10 Cayuga Plaza, Cohoes 12047
41 hrsopen a week
5,265sq ft
33Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
6,397
visits
0.4 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
203
programs & events
7,359 attended
1,981
library cards
11% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming52%
Who the programs are for
203 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $187K.
Local 96%State 3%Gifts & other 1%
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.