Library · Columbia
Columbia Public Library
Columbia’s library is the Columbia Public Library, a branch of Daniel Boone Regional Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Columbia’s branch belongs to Daniel Boone Regional Library, which serves 223,840 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Columbia Public Library
100 W Broadway, Columbia 65203
68 hrsopen a week
102,000sq 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 Daniel Boone Regional Library
484K
visits
2.2 per resident
2.8M
loans, print + digital
12.5 per resident
1,178
programs & events
40K attended
91K
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
1,178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $12M.
Local 90%State 2%Federal 0%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.