Utica Public Library, serving an area of 60,000 residents, has a collection of 176,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 11,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 25 employees, of whom 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $105,000. Patrons make 189,000 visits annually, and check out materials 250,000 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
