Canaan Public Library, serving an area of 2,000 residents, has a collection of 12,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 42 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 66 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,100. Patrons make 2,200 visits annually, and check out materials 3,100 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
