Welcome from John J. Callahan III, Library Director

Whatever your age or interests, there's something for you at the Palm Beach County Library System. Our collection contains over 1.7 million items and you'll find books (print, recorded, and downloadable), magazines, newspapers, DVDs, music CDs, and information experts.

In Fiscal Year 2011 (Oct. 10-Sept. 11) the Palm Beach County Library System:

• Circulated almost 8.6 million items;

• Answered 2.1 million questions;

• Welcomed more than 53,000 new cardholders;

• Presented more than 7,100 children’s programs with an attendance of 194,785 kids;

• Hosted 1,398 programs attended by more than 35,000 adults.

• Counted more than 11 million hits to our website;

• Trained almost 10,000 adults in our computer and Internet usage classes;

• More than 1 million people used our computers;

• Had 141 Adult Literacy students log more than 10,000 hours learning to read;

• Thanked 1,208 volunteers for giving more than 43,000 hours to the Library System.

The Palm Beach County Library System was established in 1967. Today, the County Library System serves Palm Beach County through the Main Library, 15 branch libraries, a Bookmobile, and a Library Annex. The Palm Beach County Library System continues to expand through our involvement with library networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.

Palm Beach County Library System
Mission Statement

The Mission of the Palm Beach County Library System is to continually improve our service to the public by:

• Providing the public with free access to library materials in a variety of formats.

• Helping people of all ages find information which meets their diverse personal, educational, and professional needs.

• Encouraging children, the future leaders of our community, to develop a love of reading, learning, and libraries.

• Promoting community enrichment, economic vitality, and individual achievement through reading and life-long learning.

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