Library · Columbia
Columbia Township Library
Columbia’s library is the Columbia Township Library, a branch of Columbia Township Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Columbia’s branch belongs to Columbia Township Library, which serves 2,194 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Columbia Township Library
6456 Center Street, Unionville 48767
45 hrsopen a week
4,123sq 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 Columbia Township Library
10K
visits
4.7 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
8.1 per resident
154
programs & events
2,642 attended
1,310
library cards
60% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
154 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $163K.
Local 96%State 1%Federal 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.