Cumberland - Chebeague Island Library, serving an area of 1,050 residents, has a collection of 14,700 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 840 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,100 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 $8,000. Patrons make 14,000 visits annually, and check out materials 16,800 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.