Library · Cochran
Tessie W. Norris /Cochran-Bleckley Library
Cochran’s library is the Tessie W. Norris /Cochran-Bleckley Library, a branch of Ocmulgee Regional Library System, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Cochran’s branch belongs to Ocmulgee Regional Library System, which serves 69,236 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tessie W. Norris /Cochran-Bleckley Library
103 N.Third Street, Cochran 31014
45 hrsopen a week
6,925sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ocmulgee Regional Library System
69K
visits
1.0 per resident
75K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
181
programs & events
5,770 attended
14K
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
75K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
181 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 31%State 61%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.