Itasca Community Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents, has a collection of 69,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,890 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $100,000. Patrons make 78,000 visits annually, and check out materials 138,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
