Pomona Public Library, serving an area of 154,000 residents, has a collection of 310,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 8,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 660 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 40 employees, of whom 10 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $180,000. Patrons make 260,000 visits annually, and check out materials 350,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
