Rangeley Public Library, serving an area of 1,400 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 480 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 720 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 $6,000. Patrons make 4,400 visits annually, and check out materials 21,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
