Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, serving an area of 60,000 residents, has a collection of 220,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 27,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 27,000 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 11 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises3 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $780,000. Patrons make 540,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,000,000 times. Thirty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.