Broadwater School & Community Library, serving an area of 4,400 residents, has a collection of 35,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 270 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 420 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $7,200. Patrons make 56,000 visits annually, and check out materials 35,000 times. One hundred percent of all check-outs are children's materials.