Flagstaff City/Coconino County Library District, serving an area of 115,000 residents, has a collection of 290,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 10,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 14,700 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 60 employees, of whom 8 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 8 branch libraries, plus 2 bookmobiles. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $460,000. Patrons make 690,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,000,000 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
