Southside Regional Library, serving an area of 46,000 residents, has a collection of 84,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 880 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 19 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises6 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $105,000. Patrons make 132,000 visits annually, and check out materials 230,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
This facility houses administative offices. Branch libraries are listed below.