Las Vegas-Clark County District Library, serving an area of 1,050,000 residents, has a collection of 2,400,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 126,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 84,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 440 employees, of whom 105 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises24 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,800,000. Patrons make 4,600,000 visits annually, and check out materials 6,900,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.