Calumet Park Public Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents, has a collection of 24,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 350 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 370 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $26,000. Patrons make 4,600 visits annually, and check out materials 20,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
