Prairie Trails Public Library, serving an area of 29,000 residents, has a collection of 58,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $132,000. Patrons make 105,000 visits annually, and check out materials 115,000 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
