Dover Public Library, serving an area of 27,000 residents in
Strafford County, has a collection of 92,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,700 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $115,000. Patrons make 210,000 visits annually, and check out materials 280,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
