Whiting Public Library, serving an area of 1,260 residents, has a collection of 12,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 520 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,320 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 $13,200. Patrons make 7,800 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Thirty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
