Mount Vernon City Library, serving an area of 26,000 residents, has a collection of 69,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,300 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 20 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $105,000. Patrons make 160,000 visits annually, and check out materials 320,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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