Columbus Metropolitan Library

Columbus Metropolitan Library
Main branch of the library system
LocationColumbus, Ohio
TypePublic library
Established1873; 151 years ago (1873)
BranchesMain Library and 22 branches
Collection
Size1,483,433
Access and use
Circulation13.1 million
Population served872,000
Other information
Budget$66 million
DirectorLauren Hagan
Employees846 (pre-pandemic numbers)[1]
Websitewww.columbuslibrary.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) is a public library system in Franklin County, Ohio, in the Columbus metropolitan area. The library serves an area of 872,000 residents, has a collection of 1,483,433 volumes, and circulates 17,262,267 items per year.[2]

The library consists of the Main Library and 22 branches located in neighborhoods throughout Franklin County. The branches are Canal Winchester, Driving Park, Dublin, Franklinton, Gahanna, Hilliard, Hilltop, Karl Road, Linden, Livingston, Marion-Franklin, Martin Luther King, New Albany, Northern Lights, Northside, Parsons, Reynoldsburg, Shepard, South High, Southeast, Whetstone, and Whitehall. CML also jointly operates the Northwest Library in cooperation with Worthington Libraries. Columbus Metropolitan Library is a member of the Central Library Consortium, which enables its 17-member library systems to share a catalog.[3]

  1. ^ "Columbus Metropolitan Library announces staff furloughs amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic".
  2. ^ "Columbus Metropolitan Library". Libraries.org. Library Technology Guides. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Central Library Consortium". Central Library Consortium.