Bloomfield Township Public Library, serving an area of 46,000 residents, has a collection of 200,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 17,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 12,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 54 employees, of whom 20 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $540,000. Patrons make 280,000 visits annually, and check out materials 660,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
