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Harold D. Cooley Library
Harold D. Cooley Library serves Nashville’s 5,871 residents. Last year it logged 34,401 visits, about 5.9 for every resident, and lent 46K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Harold D. Cooley Library
114 W Church St., Nashville 27856
49 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
18Kbooks & 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
#3
#3 of 84 NC libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in North Carolina that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
34K
visits
5.9 per resident
46K
loans, print + digital
7.8 per resident
148
programs & events
8,010 attended
2,270
library cards
39% 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
5.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
46K loans last year
Books & media (adults)28%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $326K.
Local 98%State 2%
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.