Columbia Public Library, serving an area of 10,500 residents, has a collection of 24,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 390 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 520 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $13,200. Patrons make 34,000 visits annually, and check out materials 34,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
