Chesterfield Public Library, located in
Cheshire County and serving an area of 3,500 residents, has a collection of 23,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 400 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 $12,600. Patrons make 11,500 visits annually, and check out materials 15,400 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.