East Brunswick Public Library, serving an area of 46,000 residents, has a collection of 200,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 17,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 10,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 72 employees, of whom 22 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $440,000. Patrons make 660,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,000,000 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.