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What to know about the library in Columbia

Columbia Public Library serves Columbia’s 10,999 residents. Last year it logged 47,250 visits, about 4.3 for every resident, and lent 80K books, movies and e-books.

It’s open about 58 hours a week at 106 North Metter Avenue.

Last year the library ran 339 programs, 128 of them for kids up to age 11, drawing 6,409 people.

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