Library · Cochranton
Cochranton Area Public Library
Cochranton’s library is the Cochranton Area Public Library, a branch of Cochranton Area Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Cochranton’s branch belongs to Cochranton Area Public Library, which serves 5,081 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cochranton Area Public Library
107 W Pine St., Cochranton 16314
44 hrsopen a week
3,201sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cochranton Area Public Library
8,877
visits
1.7 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
185
programs & events
1,248 attended
1,254
library cards
25% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
185 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $65K.
Local 58%State 27%Gifts & other 15%
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.