Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library, serving an area of 18,900 residents, has a collection of 105,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,980 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 14 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $96,000. Patrons make 110,000 visits annually, and check out materials 176,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
