Colby Community Library

Hours
Mon. 9 am - 5 pm
Tue. Noon - 7 pm
Wed. 9 am - 5 pm
Thurs. Noon - 7 pm
Fri. 9 am - 5 pm
Sat. *9 am - Noon
*Open June - Aug
Sat. Closed Sept. - May
Sun. Closed

Colby Community Library

Hours
Mon. 9 am – 5 pm
Tue. Noon – 7 pm
Wed. 9 am – 5 pm
Thurs. Noon – 7 pm
Fri. 9 am – 5 pm
Sat. *9 am – Noon
        *Open June – Aug
Sun. Closed

Welcome to the CCL!

April is National Library Month

Stop by and sign up for a mini-canvas for the contest.

Free Tech Class! May 13 at 2 p.m.

Get your questions answered! Bring your cell phone, tablet or laptop (or use one of our laptops). Class is free but please register by calling (715) 223-2000. Class taught by Todd Meyer, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, Neillsville.

CCL 2025 Movie Challenge

Check out your movies from the Colby Community Library and get started on your winning 2025 Occupational Poker hand TODAY!

CCL 2025 Book Challenge

Check out your books from the Colby Community Library and get started on your winning 2025 Occupational Poker hand TODAY!

Donate books or movies

If you have books in good condition you want to donate to the Cheese Days Book Sale, bring them to Colby Forward Bank, Jan.1 – July 1 2025. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Colby Community Library.

Stop by & try our Penny Press!

Choose from 4 Colby-themed pressed penny designs: Colby Hornets, Colby Cheese, Colby Train Depot, or Colby Community Library.

Use Online Resources

Resources included with your library card…

Meet Libby: Digital Library App

Download ebooks and audiobookos from the Wisconsin Digital Library to your smart devices free with your library card. 

Ancestry Library Edition

Start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story. Use this resource in the library with a personal device or public computer.

NoveList Plus

A reader’s advisory database recommendations, author biographies, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction books.

Get Better Internet

Help Wisconsin get better internet. 3 clicks. No questions. It’s that easy. Test your home internet.

Meet Libby: Digital Library App

Download ebooks and audiobookos from the Wisconsin Digital Library to your smart devices free with your library card. 

Ancestry Library Edition

Start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story. Use this resource in the library with a personal device or public computer.

NoveList plus

NoveList Plus

A reader’s advisory database recommendations, author biographies, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction books.
Internet Speed Test.

Get Better Internet

Help Wisconsin get better internet. 3 clicks. No questions. It’s that easy. Test your home internet.

Colby High School Yearbook Collection

Looking for an old friend or a picture from your highschool days?

The CLL has digitized yearbooks from 1923 through 2020. Follow the link to explore or give us a call if you’d like to donate a year to help us complete our collection.

Libraries Are for Everyone

2023 annual report data.

Library Usage

10,050 Visits

3,113 Volunteer hrs

7,441 Used public computers & wifi

 

 

Library Takeout!

67,472 physical items & 4,978 digital items checked out by 2,054 Colby Community Library patrons!

Programs & Activities

18,686 Attended Programs