Ruth L. Rockwood Memorial Library, serving an area of 27,000 residents, has a collection of 198,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 6,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 6,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 36 employees, of whom 16 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $440,000. Patrons make 370,000 visits annually, and check out materials 440,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.