Grand Rapids Area Library, serving an area of 21,000 residents, has a collection of 60,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,470 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 9 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $180,000. Patrons make 154,000 visits annually, and check out materials 198,000 times. Thirty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.