Its functions are overseen by the Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System Board of Trustees.

[2] A proposal to make a $16 million bond, funded by a 3 mill increase of property taxes for a 30 year period, was approved by voters in 2016.

[5] The main library has an extensive collection of genealogy materials, and more than 20 computers for the public to use, many with Internet access.

Established in 2001, it was built on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) tract of land sold by the Altheimer Unified School District to Jefferson County for $3,784.

Established in 1999, it is named for Leenita Sue Gober Cothran, a local resident killed in a vehicle accident.