Pleasant Grove Public Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 48,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,540 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,680 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $80,000. Patrons make 126,000 visits annually, and check out materials 270,000 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
