Albemarle Regional Library, serving an area of 75,000 residents, has a collection of 168,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 6,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 6 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $260,000. Patrons make 105,000 visits annually, and check out materials 132,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.