Baldwin Public Library, serving an area of 31,000 residents, has a collection of 138,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 8,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 6,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 37 employees, of whom 14 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $380,000. Patrons make 280,000 visits annually, and check out materials 420,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
