Petersburg Public Library, serving an area of 2,300 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 198 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 300 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 8,400 visits annually, and check out materials 28,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
