Jonesboro Public Library, serving an area of 1,890 residents, has a collection of 6,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 46 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 250 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $2,300. Patrons make 1,470 visits annually, and check out materials 3,300 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
