Glen Ellyn Public Library, serving an area of 27,000 residents, has a collection of 147,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 8,800 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 30 employees, of whom 8 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $280,000. Patrons make 210,000 visits annually, and check out materials 460,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
