Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, serving an area of 26,000 residents, has a collection of 88,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,890 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 580 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 9 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $92,000. Patrons make 110,000 visits annually, and check out materials 105,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.