Placentia Library

Placentia Library, serving an area of 50,000 residents, has a collection of 154,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 9,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 15 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $176,000. Patrons make 370,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

Location: 411 E. Chapman Ave., Placentia California 92870 Telephone 714-528-1906

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