Basalt Regional Library, serving an area of 20,000 residents, has a collection of 27,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 360 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $66,000. Patrons make 30,000 visits annually, and check out materials 54,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
