Lakeview Public Library, serving an area of 5,400 residents, has a collection of 40,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,260 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $28,000. Patrons make 5,600 visits annually, and check out materials 10,500 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.