Fitzwilliam Town Library, serving an area of 2,100 residents in
Cheshire County, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 580 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 $9,600. Patrons make 4,800 visits annually, and check out materials 20,000 times. Thirty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
