Nesbitt Memorial Library

09/02/2026

♻ H-E-B and Keep Texas Beautiful are proud to announce the 2026 H-E-B Recycling for Texans Grant awarded to the City of Columbus in the amount of $36,000. ♻

✨This grant will provide funding for a new paper shredder, scale, label printer, box trucks and signage. ✨

These improvements will help increase the center’s capacity to process recyclable materials and strengthen local recycling infrastructure for residents.

HEB and Keep Texas Beautiful presented the City with a check at the recycling center Friday, August 28, 2026.

08/28/2026

08/19/2026

We will be closed Tuesday, August 25, from 3pm to hopefully 5:15pm for mandatory staff training. Thank you for your patience!

08/10/2026

We wanted to thank these groups and businesses that helped us with our Summer Reading Program "Unearth A Story": The Dinosaur Park - Bastrop, Texas🦖, R&R Shaved Ice🍧, Splashway Waterpark & Campground☀ , and Senior Smiles🙂.

Thank you for helping us have a wonderful summer!🎉

08/05/2026

The Eternal Countdown -

Today is August the 5th. According to the dictionary, “August comes from the Latin word augustus, meaning "consecrated" or "venerable," which in turn is related to the Latin augur, meaning "consecrated by augury" or "auspicious." In 8 B.C. the Roman Senate honored Augustus Caesar, the first Roman ...