Columbus Metropolitan Library Locations
Visit Main Library’s outdoor Kaufman Plaza – a fun and engaging space for all ages to enjoy.
Open during regular library hours.
Main Library Parking Garage
Main Library’s attached garage, accessible from Library Park North, offers free parking for the first hour.
RATES
0-1 Hours: Free
1-2 Hours: $.50
2-3 Hours: $1
3-4 Hours: $2
4-5 Hours: $3
5-6 Hours: $4
6-7 Hours: $5
7-8 Hours: $6
8+ Hours: $10
We’re part of the Central Library Consortium.
Check us out at OSU Thompson Library.
Reserve Meeting Rooms and Study Rooms
Holiday Information
All locations will be closed the following days for the remainder of 2022:
Christmas Eve
Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022
Christmas Day
Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022
Day after Christmas
Monday, Dec. 26, 2022
New Year’s Eve
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022
All locations will be closed the following days in 2024:
New Year’s Day
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
Day after New Year’s Day
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024
Day before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024
Easter
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Day before Memorial Day
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Memorial Day
Monday, May 27, 2024
Juneteenth
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Independence Day
Thursday, July 4, 2024
All locations will close at 6 p.m. on the day of “Red, White and Boom”.
Day before Labor Day
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
Staff Development Day
Monday, Oct. 14, 2024
Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024
All locations will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024
Christmas Day
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024
New Year’s Eve
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
All Columbus Metropolitan Library locations will be open on the following holidays:
Presidents’ Day
Monday, Feb. 19, 2024
Veterans Day
Monday, Nov. 11, 2024
