Sunland Park Community Library, serving an area of 13,200 residents, has a collection of 8,400 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials84 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $630. Patrons make 5,800 visits annually, and check out materials 10,000 times. Sixty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
