Memorial Hall Library, serving an area of 31,000 residents, has a collection of 198,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 14,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 33 employees, of whom 11 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $360,000. Patrons make 420,000 visits annually, and check out materials 560,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
