Paulding County Carnegie Library, serving an area of 20,000 residents, has a collection of 63,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 14 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 3 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 110,000 visits annually, and check out materials 198,000 times. Fifty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
