Penns Grove-Carneys Point Public Library, serving an area of 12,600 residents, has a collection of 46,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of 8 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $63,000. Patrons make 60,000 visits annually, and check out materials 100,000 times. Thirty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.