Fort Vancouver Regional Library, serving an area of 370,000 residents, has a collection of 720,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 18,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 18,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 168 employees, of whom 38 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 11 branch libraries, plus 3 bookmobiles. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,400,000. Patrons make 1,470,000 visits annually, and check out materials 3,000,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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