Geneva Free Library, serving an area of 16,800 residents, has a collection of 81,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,900 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 $100,000. Patrons make 75,000 visits annually, and check out materials 168,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
