Boca Raton Public Library, serving an area of 75,000 residents, has a collection of 140,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 12,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 14,700 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 42 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $340,000. Patrons make 360,000 visits annually, and check out materials 780,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.