Waterloo Public Library Revenue and Competitors

Waterloo has one central public library, the Waterloo Public Library. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 259,144 patron visits resulted in circulation of 413,525 items. The total collection consisted of 210,135 items. The library’s reference services, supported by seven Full-time equivalent librarians, answered 78,400 questions. Staff members and patrons regularly post reviews of books on the library's blog, Lost in the Stacks. The library’s 43 public access computers provided over 87,688 sessions for patrons.[11] The library is governed by a board of trustees, nominated by the city mayor and confirmed by the city council: Robert Griffin, John Wood, Troyce Vich, Cindy Wells, and Sue Smith.[12] The library is directed by Sheryl Groskurth, MLS.[13] The Waterloo Public Library is located in a renovated Great Depression era building that served as a post office and federal building. The building was renovated in the late 1970s for use as a library.[14] Two New Deal-funded murals by artist Edgar Britton are on display at the library. "Exposition" is an image of the National Cattle Congress, and "Holiday" is of a picnic."[14]