Library · Columbia
Maury County Public Library
Columbia’s library is the Maury County Public Library, a branch of Maury County Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Columbia’s branch belongs to Maury County Public Library, which serves 88,238 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Maury County Public Library
211 West Eighth Street, Columbia 38401
60 hrsopen a week
21,500sq 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 Maury County Public Library
275K
visits
3.1 per resident
175K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
907
programs & events
15K attended
21K
library cards
24% 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
3.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
175K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Who the programs are for
907 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $928K.
Local 99%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.