Hopkins County-Madisonville Library, serving an area of 46,000 residents, has a collection of 88,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,980 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $72,000. Patrons make 115,000 visits annually, and check out materials 154,000 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
