Gooding Public Library, serving an area of 3,400 residents, has a collection of 22,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 220 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 330 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $6,900. Patrons make 16,800 visits annually, and check out materials 27,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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