New England Public Library, serving an area of 560 residents, has a collection of 5,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 147 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as .
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $2,900. Patrons make 2,900 visits annually, and check out materials 6,300 times. Fifty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.