Wilmette Public Library, serving an area of 29,000 residents, has a collection of 240,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 16,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 8,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 50 employees, of whom 11 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $500,000. Patrons make 380,000 visits annually, and check out materials 630,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
