Geneva Public Library, serving an area of 24,000 residents, has a collection of 126,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 6,000 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 37 employees, of whom 9 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $310,000. Patrons make 200,000 visits annually, and check out materials 400,000 times. Sixty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
