St. Martin Parish Library, serving an area of 50,000 residents, has a collection of 132,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 6,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 20 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 6 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $168,000. Patrons make 110,000 visits annually, and check out materials 154,000 times. Thirty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
