Cornwall Library Association, serving an area of 1,400 residents in
Litchfield County, has a collection of 16,100 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 540 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 630 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $6,000. Patrons make 8,000 visits annually, and check out materials 15,400 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.