Harpswell - Orrs Island Library, serving an area of 2,600 residents, has a collection of 6,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 630 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,150 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 $6,000. Patrons make 3,500 visits annually, and check out materials 16,800 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.