Atkinson Public Library, serving an area of 1,260 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 270 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 210 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $14,700. Patrons make 18,900 visits annually, and check out materials 28,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
