Los Alamos County Library System, serving an area of 18,000 residents, has a collection of 147,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 6,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,700 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 25 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $180,000. Patrons make 260,000 visits annually, and check out materials 300,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.