Library Cooperative Of The Palm Beaches

Library Cooperative Of The Palm Beaches, serving an area of 1,050,000 residents, has a collection of 1,540,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 69,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 58,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 500 employees, of whom 132 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 21 branch libraries, plus 2 bookmobiles. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,000,000. Patrons make 4,600,000 visits annually, and check out materials 7,800,000 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

It consists of the the Palm Beach County library with one central library and 13 branch libraries ; other member libraries in the cooperative consist of the following independent municipal/city libraries.

• Boynton Beach City Library*
• Delray Beach Public Library*
• Lake Park Public Library*
• Lake Worth Public Library
• Lantana Public Library
• Palm Beach County Library System
• Palm Springs Public Library*
• Riviera Beach Public Library
• West Palm Beach Public Library

Location: 3650 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach Florida 33406 Telephone 561-233-2600

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