The collections are complemented by special programs. Area libraries have a reference librarian available to provide general assistance, instruction, ready reference, and telephone reference. These 6,000 to 12,000 square feet branches have meeting rooms and collections large enough to cover most subjects. Community libraries offer strong circulating collections of materials, complemented by special programs. The reference collections at community libraries are selective but well balanced.
Staff are able to provide general assistance, instruction, ready reference and some telephone help.
Telephone reference questions might be referred to an area library. These 4,000 square feet branches all have the same distinctive floor plan with its curved split block wall. Neighborhood branches are open 20 hours per week and do not have meeting rooms. Collections at neighborhod libraries contain circulating popular fiction and non-fiction titles. Some neighborhood libraries offer special programs.