“The library looks great after the reopening; it's very clean and organized. The staff has also been wonderful the times I've gone there. This library has helpful things like a touchscreen Georgia Gateway benefits kiosk, self checkout for borrowing things from the library, a pl…”
§ A — AWARDS · 2026 EDITION
What Customers Say
“absolutely love this place, the people there are more then amazing. especially jeremiah, pepper and camal (sorry if i misspelled the names) but they have been a huge impact on me and giving me a place where i fit in. i can’t say enough good things about these people or this pl…”
“They are the best. Kind, patient and super smart. An employee was able to take vet records from my email that were a mess and make individual copies for each cat. They are so nice.”
Business at a Glance
How we scored this →Good
of 6 in Family Attraction · Top 50%
of 142 in Things to Do · Bottom 50%
of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%
Fair
Needs Work · tap for breakdown
3/10
no HTTPS; mobile score 55; poor desktop score 36; very slow LCP 12108ms
↗ Upside
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Rank in Family Attraction
Estimated Upside
Speed up site load (12.1s → under 2.5s)
Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. — Google CrUX
Grow reviews from 47 to 100+
Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. — BrightLocal 2024
Switch to HTTPS
Google deprioritizes HTTP sites in search rankings, and modern browsers flag them "Not Secure" — visitors leave on sight. — Google Webmaster
Lift mobile performance (55/100 → 90+)
60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. — Think with Google
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Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. — Google Business research
Issues Found
- ✕Not using HTTPS — Google penalizes this
- ✕Desktop speed needs improvement (36/100)
- ✕Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds
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