Clarendon Hills Public Library, serving an area of 7,500 residents, has a collection of 48,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,260 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $69,000. Patrons make 35,000 visits annually, and check out materials 63,000 times. Fifty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
