Hunterdon County Library, serving an area of 115,000 residents, has a collection of 420,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 21,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 7,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 52 employees, of whom 16 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 2 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $600,000. Patrons make 460,000 visits annually, and check out materials 920,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.