Brooklyn Public Library, serving an area of 4,200 residents, has a collection of 8,400 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 92 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 154 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 $4,000. Patrons make 10,500 visits annually, and check out materials 11,500 times. Sixty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
