Lodi Public Library, serving an area of 58,000 residents, has a collection of 138,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 880 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 22 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $147,000. Patrons make 270,000 visits annually, and check out materials 310,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
