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 2023:
New Year’s Day
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
Day after New Year’s Day
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023
Day before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 16, 2023
Presidents Day
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
for Staff Development Day
Easter
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Day before Memorial Day
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2023
Day before Juneteenth
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Juneteenth
Monday, June 19, 2023
Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
All locations will close at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 3 for “Red, White and Boom”.
Day before Labor Day
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023
Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 4, 2023
Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023
All locations will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Christmas Eve
Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023
Christmas Day
Monday, Dec. 25, 2023
Day after Christmas
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
New Year’s Eve
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023
All Columbus Metropolitan Library locations will be open on the following holidays:
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Monday, Oct. 9, 2023
Veterans Day
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023
