Bath County Memorial Library, serving an area of 11,000 residents, has a collection of 21,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 520 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,050 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $26,000. Patrons make 42,000 visits annually, and check out materials 69,000 times. Twenty-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
