Bedford Park Public Library, serving an area of 560 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,800 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 13 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $138,000. Patrons make 32,000 visits annually, and check out materials 63,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.