Mount Laurel Library, serving an area of 40,000 residents, has a collection of 92,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 24 employees, of whom 10 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $154,000. Patrons make 189,000 visits annually, and check out materials 300,000 times. Thirty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.