The bulk of the records of the Chippewa Falls Public Library is board of directors' reports to the city council (1896-1904), librarian's annual reports to the board (1897-1956), and selected circulation records (1896-1951, primarily after 1914). Smaller files consist of information about the Marshall Fund, minutes of the board of directors (1950-1955 only), and a folder of general records.
The librarians annual reports (1897-1956), including in most cases a separate statistical statement, make up the core information in the series and they represent the most complete documentation in the series both in terms of years covered and amount and consistency of the information represented. The reports include a narrative summary of the accomplishments of the previous year and issues for the coming year. Each year also includes a copy of the statistical survey and financial summary reported to the Wisconsin Free Library Commission. This portion of the report varies slightly over the course of the series, but it generally contains circulation and financial information as well as information about the staff. The circulation books on forms also supplied by the Free Library Commission consist of detailed daily statistics by general classification category on the types of books circulated for both children and adults.
The remaining record books consist of early financial and overdue fines records, information about the Marshall bequest fund, a record of titles that comprised the Renting Collection, 1920-1922, and a record book of the Dancing Club that met in the Library in 1896.
