Fort Dodge Public Library, serving an area of 30,000 residents, has a collection of 69,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,610 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 12 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 168,000 visits annually, and check out materials 200,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
