Margaret Heggan Free Public Library, serving an area of 48,000 residents, has a collection of 66,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,700 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 880 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $168,000. Patrons make 147,000 visits annually, and check out materials 240,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.