Parkland Community Library, serving an area of 46,000 residents, has a collection of 63,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 10 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $88,000. Patrons make 154,000 visits annually, and check out materials 220,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.