North Central Regional Library, serving an area of 220,000 residents, has a collection of 720,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 27,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 78,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 88 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises27 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,380,000. Patrons make 660,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,470,000 times. Thirty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
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