El Dorado / Bradford Memorial Library, serving an area of 12,000 residents, has a collection of 66,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 10 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $44,000. Patrons make 60,000 visits annually, and check out materials 126,000 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
