Norwalk Public Library, serving an area of 84,000 residents, has a collection of 250,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 15,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 12,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 38 employees, of whom 20 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $460,000. Patrons make 420,000 visits annually, and check out materials 440,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.