Lake Oswego Public Library, serving an area of 40,000 residents, has a collection of 140,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 15,400 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 38 employees, of whom 13 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $350,000. Patrons make 340,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,100,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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