Ritter Public Library, serving an area of 17,600 residents, has a collection of 69,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 5,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 17 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $189,000. Patrons make 110,000 visits annually, and check out materials 340,000 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
