Library · Columbus
Columbus Public Library
Columbus’s library is the Columbus Public Library, a branch of Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Columbus’s branch belongs to Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, which serves 223,782 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Columbus Public Library
3000 Macon Road, Columbus 31906
60 hrsopen a week
102,964sq 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 Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
487K
visits
2.2 per resident
996K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
2,374
programs & events
53K attended
63K
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
996K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
2,374 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.6M.
Local 80%State 10%Gifts & other 10%
Locations
Other Chattahoochee Valley Libraries branches in Columbus
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.