Library · Columbia
Adair County Public Library
Columbia’s library is the Adair County Public Library, a branch of Adair County Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Columbia’s branch belongs to Adair County Public Library, which serves 19,264 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Adair County Public Library
307 Greensburg Street, Columbia 42728
51 hrsopen a week
6,654sq 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 Adair County Public Library
20K
visits
1.1 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
161
programs & events
3,227 attended
6,409
library cards
33% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $368K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.