Howard County Library

Howard County Library, serving an area of 240,000 residents, has a collection of 960,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 72,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 17,600 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 210 employees, of whom 46 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 5 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $2,100,000. Patrons make 920,000 visits annually, and check out materials 3,800,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

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