Access to the library's collection of over 500,000 hardbound and paperbound books, and a growing number of video recordings in both VHS tape and DVD formats is available through 28 community libraries. Local collections include reading and viewing material for all ages, large-type books for those who find regular print difficult to read, and customized collections of newspapers and magazines with access to a more extensive periodical collection available online. Most branches also include books and other materials in at least one language other than English, with Spanish being the most common.