Rehoboth Beach Public Library, serving an area of 11,500 residents, has a collection of 31,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,050 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 6 employees, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $220,000. Patrons make 94,390 visits annually, and check out materials 65,634 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
