Woods Hole Public Library, serving an area of 11,000 residents, has a collection of 26,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 370 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 one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $11,000. Patrons make 44,000 visits annually, and check out materials 25,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
