Library · Lake
Columbia County Public Library
Lake’s library is the Columbia County Public Library, a branch of Columbia County Public Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lake’s branch belongs to Columbia County Public Library, which serves 68,683 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Columbia County Public Library
308 Northwest Columbia Avenue, Lake City 32055
56 hrsopen a week
15,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Columbia County Public Library
115K
visits
1.7 per resident
216K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
1,080
programs & events
15K attended
9,297
library cards
14% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
216K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,080 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 76%State 24%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Columbia County Public Library branches in Lake
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.