South Sioux City Public Library, serving an area of 12,000 residents, has a collection of 27,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 660 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 390 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $46,000. Patrons make 16,800 visits annually, and check out materials 33,000 times. Seventeen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
