Camden Free Public Library, serving an area of 81,000 residents, has a collection of 189,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 840 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,980 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 21 employees, of whom 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 3 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 80,000 visits annually, and check out materials 92,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
