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Artesia Public Library
Artesia’s library is the Artesia Public Library, a branch of Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, open about 12 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Artesia’s branch belongs to Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, which serves 57,283 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Artesia Public Library
323 Front Street, Artesia 39736
12 hrsopen a week
1,560sq 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 Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
69K
visits
1.2 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
525
programs & events
7,953 attended
41K
library cards
71% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
71% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
525 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $797K.
Local 78%State 13%Federal 1%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.