West Baton Rouge Parish Library, serving an area of 22,000 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,150 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 13 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $105,000. Patrons make 80,000 visits annually, and check out materials 96,000 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
