Newport Public Library, serving an area of 3,000 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 220 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 $10,000. Patrons make 13,800 visits annually, and check out materials 22,000 times. Thirty-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
