Yarmouth - Merrill Memorial Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents, has a collection of 44,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,320 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,680 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $40,000. Patrons make 34,000 visits annually, and check out materials 168,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.