Octavia Fellin Public Library, serving an area of 69,000 residents, has a collection of 126,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 10,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 4,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 14 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $100,000. Patrons make 48,000 visits annually, and check out materials 260,000 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.