Waterboro Public Library, serving an area of 6,900 residents, has a collection of 24,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 660 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 $0. Patrons make 10,000 visits annually, and check out materials 28,000 times. Sixty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.