Crawfordsville District Public Library, serving an area of 24,000 residents, has a collection of 110,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,320 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,600 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 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $138,000. Patrons make 84,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Thirty-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
