Somerville Town Library, serving an area of 460 residents, has a collection of 4,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 50 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists solely of volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,600. Patrons make 1,000 visits annually, and check out materials 420 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.