Finkelstein Memorial Library, serving an area of 96,000 residents, has a collection of 240,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 11,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,600 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 63 employees, of whom 19 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $560,000. Patrons make 420,000 visits annually, and check out materials 780,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
