Bridgeport Public Library, serving an area of 1,610 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 147 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 500 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 $16,100. Patrons make 3,200 visits annually, and check out materials 14,700 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.