North Shelby Library, serving an area of 32,000 residents, has a collection of 56,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,760 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 12 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $31,000. Patrons make 63,000 visits annually, and check out materials 180,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
