Lagrange Public Library, serving an area of 15,400 residents, has a collection of 88,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,700 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 69 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 20 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $126,000. Patrons make 189,000 visits annually, and check out materials 176,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
