Chicago Heights Free Public Library, serving an area of 33,000 residents, has a collection of 126,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 5,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,700 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 24 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $126,000. Patrons make 110,000 visits annually, and check out materials 147,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
