Plattsburgh Public Library, serving an area of 18,900 residents, has a collection of 80,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,470 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,540 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 14 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $63,000. Patrons make 154,000 visits annually, and check out materials 105,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
