Butte-Silver Bow Public Library, serving an area of 35,000 residents, has a collection of 92,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,890 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 12 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $58,000. Patrons make 220,000 visits annually, and check out materials 115,000 times. Twenty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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