Nantucket Atheneum

Nantucket Atheneum, serving an area of 9,600 residents, has a collection of 37,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 320 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 14 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $105,000. Patrons make 17,600 visits annually, and check out materials 92,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.

Location: 1 India Street, Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 Telephone 508-228-1110

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