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 2025:
New Year’s Day
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025
Day before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
Easter
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Day before Memorial Day
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Memorial Day
Monday, May 26, 2025
Juneteenth
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Independence Day
Friday, July 4, 2025
All locations will close at 6 p.m. on the day of “Red, White and Boom”.
Day before Labor Day
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 1, 2025
Staff Development Day
Monday, Oct. 13, 2025
Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
All locations will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025
Christmas Day
Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025
New Year’s Eve
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
All Columbus Metropolitan Library locations will be open on the following holidays:
Presidents’ Day
Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
Veterans Day
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
