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The Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has been ranked #1 in the country by Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index for 2005. The ranking is based on such categories as circulation of materials, patron visits per hour and number of volumes owned per capita. Last year, patrons borrowed more than 16 million items, made 8.2 million visits to the library and asked 1.2 million reference questions, making it one of the most used library systems in the United States. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
In 2006, the library was ranked by Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index as #3 for libraries serving populations of 500,000 or greater.
With 22 locations located throughout the city, a Columbus Metropolitan Library branch is easily accessible from nearly every neighborhood in the city.
The main branch
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