Laurel Community Learning Center, serving an area of 1,000 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 60 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 50 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $4,800. Patrons make 3,800 visits annually, and check out materials 15,400 times. Seventy-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.