Springfield City Library, serving an area of 154,000 residents, has a collection of 630,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 30,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 18,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 92 employees, of whom 32 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 9 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $880,000. Patrons make 1,150,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,000,000 times. Thirty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
