Kennebunk Free Library, serving an area of 10,500 residents, has a collection of 33,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 840 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $50,000. Patrons make 11,500 visits annually, and check out materials 126,000 times. Fifty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.