Michigan City Public Library, serving an area of 38,000 residents, has a collection of 189,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 13,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 13,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 42 employees, of whom 7 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $370,000. Patrons make 270,000 visits annually, and check out materials 460,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
