Lynchburg Public Library, serving an area of 66,000 residents, has a collection of 154,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 13,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 33 employees, of whom 9 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $210,000. Patrons make 270,000 visits annually, and check out materials 480,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.