The Orange Public Library, serving an area of 33,000 residents, has a collection of 198,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 11,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,540 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 14 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $63,000. Patrons make 96,000 visits annually, and check out materials 132,000 times. Eighteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.