Algonquin Area Public Library, serving an area of 39,000 residents, has a collection of 105,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 7,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 4,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 33 employees, of whom 13 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $260,000. Patrons make 180,000 visits annually, and check out materials 380,000 times. Fifty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
