Library · Columbia
Peabody Public Library
Columbia’s library is the Peabody Public Library, a branch of Peabody Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Columbia’s branch belongs to Peabody Public Library, which serves 15,874 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Peabody Public Library
1160 East Highway 205, Columbia City 46725
61 hrsopen a week
29,688sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Peabody Public Library
306K
visits
19.3 per resident
209K
loans, print + digital
13.1 per resident
867
programs & events
13K attended
5,778
library cards
36% 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
19.3 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
209K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
867 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$91 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 88%State 5%Gifts & other 7%
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.