Newstead Public Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents, has a collection of 15,400 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 880 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 660 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $37,000. Patrons make 23,000 visits annually, and check out materials 46,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
