Oakland Park Library, serving an area of 32,000 residents, has a collection of 42,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 580 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,320 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $63,000. Patrons make 138,000 visits annually, and check out materials 88,000 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
