Coeur d'Alene Public Library, serving an area of 36,000 residents, has a collection of 60,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,700 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,050 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $36,000. Patrons make 176,000 visits annually, and check out materials 230,000 times per year. Thirty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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