The Kennedale Library, serving an area of 5,800 residents, has a collection of 14,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 690 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 460 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $9,200. Patrons make 13,200 visits annually, and check out materials 10,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.