Cranbury Public Library, serving an area of 3,200 residents, has a collection of 18,900 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 580 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 220 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $28,000. Patrons make 46,000 visits annually, and check out materials 31,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.