Elk Grove Village Public Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 230,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 17,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 16,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 38 employees, of whom 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $420,000. Patrons make 330,000 visits annually, and check out materials 660,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
