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Columbus Village Library
Columbus Village Library serves Columbus’s 1,442 residents. Last year it logged 15,779 visits, about 10.9 for every resident, and lent 3,671 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Columbus Village Library
43 West Broadway, Columbus 88029
46 hrsopen a week
4,500sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#13
#13 of 101 NM libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New Mexico that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
16K
visits
10.9 per resident
3,671
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
72
programs & events
738 attended
479
library cards
33% 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
10.9 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,671 loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
72 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$125 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $180K.
Local 88%State 11%Gifts & other 1%
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.