Arrowhead Library System, serving an area of 310,000 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 24,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of 21 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $154,000. Patrons make 12,000 visits annually, and check out materials 132,000 times. Twenty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
