Columbus Metropolitan Library
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.
| Columbus Metropolitan Library | |
|---|---|
Main branch of the library system | |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1873 |
| Branches | Main Library and 22 branches |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1,483,433 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 17.3 million |
| Population served | 872,000 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $66 million |
| Director | Patrick Losinski |
| Employees | 846 (pre-pandemic numbers) |
| Website | www |
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.