Tyler Public Library

Tyler Public Library, serving an area of 84,000 residents, has a collection of 176,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 9,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 30 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $140,000. Patrons make 120,000 visits annually, and check out materials 220,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

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Comments: Having just moved back into the area after several years away, I was hoping that the Tyler library had grown along with the rest of the city. Sadly, their holdings seem to be out of date, there are many holes in the collection. Of course, the employees are wonderfully helpful and the computer systems are up-to-date...no complaints there. But it is obvious that the city is not giving this library the funding it needs to maintain a current selection of titles. In a town this large (our population is over 100,000 now), a well-stocked library is a must.

Reviewed By: A Concerned Patron, 06/23/2008 10:01:13 AM