Beverly Hills Public Library, serving an area of 35,000 residents, has a collection of 260,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 11,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 92 employees, of whom 23 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,050,000. Patrons make 540,000 visits annually, and check out materials 960,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.