Guilford Memorial Library, serving an area of 1,890 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 350 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 520 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 $8,800. Patrons make 12,600 visits annually, and check out materials 32,000 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
