Hampstead Public Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents in
Rockingham County, has a collection of 38,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 690 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $31,000. Patrons make 32,000 visits annually, and check out materials 52,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.