Library · Columbus
Nesbitt Memorial Library
Nesbitt Memorial Library serves Columbus’s 5,878 residents. Last year it logged 38,359 visits, about 6.5 for every resident, and lent 30K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Nesbitt Memorial Library
529 Washington St., Columbus 78934
44 hrsopen a week
9,300sq ft
27Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#29
#29 of 516 TX libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Texas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
38K
visits
6.5 per resident
30K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
307
programs & events
4,222 attended
2,368
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
6.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
30K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
307 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $313K.
Local 91%Gifts & other 9%
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.