Library · Columbia
Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library
Columbia’s library is the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library, a branch of Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Columbia’s branch belongs to Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library, which serves 6,343 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library
210 South Main Street, Oakland City 47660
35 hrsopen a week
6,300sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library
8,037
visits
1.3 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
148
programs & events
1,756 attended
1,124
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $208K.
Local 82%State 9%Gifts & other 9%
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.