Phillipsburg Free Public Library, serving an area of 15,400 residents, has a collection of 100,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,980 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $168,000. Patrons make 120,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
