Cerritos Public Library, serving an area of 52,000 residents, has a collection of 168,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 4,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 40 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $840,000. Patrons make 630,000 visits annually, and check out materials 720,000 times. Fifty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
