Decatur Public Library, serving an area of 1,320 residents, has a collection of 7,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 126 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 168 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $4,000. Patrons make 4,200 visits annually, and check out materials 9,200 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
