Camp Point Public Library, serving an area of 3,100 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 63 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 138 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 $5,800. Patrons make 5,000 visits annually, and check out materials 11,500 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
