Blanchard/Santa Paula Library, serving an area of 29,000 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 580 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,380 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $44,000. Patrons make 115,000 visits annually, and check out materials 92,000 times. Thirty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
