Carrington City Library, serving an area of 2,300 residents, has a collection of 9,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 132 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 290 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,500. Patrons make 5,600 visits annually, and check out materials 8,400 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
