Rockaway Township Free Public Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 120,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 4,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,890 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 18 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $100,000. Patrons make 96,000 visits annually, and check out materials 300,000 times. Sixty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.