Library · Magnolia
Columbia County Library
Magnolia’s library is the Columbia County Library, a branch of Columbia County Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Magnolia’s branch belongs to Columbia County Library, which serves 22,024 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Columbia County Library
2057 North Jackson, Magnolia 71753
38 hrsopen a week
25,416sq 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 Columbia County Library
29K
visits
1.3 per resident
75K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
342
programs & events
8,662 attended
7,583
library cards
34% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
75K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
342 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $464K.
Local 79%State 9%Gifts & other 11%
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.