Mooresville Public Library, serving an area of 18,900 residents, has a collection of 60,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,600 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $72,000. Patrons make 56,000 visits annually, and check out materials 147,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.