North Canton Public Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 100,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 11,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 11,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 35 employees, of whom 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $420,000. Patrons make 176,000 visits annually, and check out materials 880,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.