Valatie Free Library, serving an area of 1,680 residents, has a collection of 6,900 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 132 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 147 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,400. Patrons make 4,200 visits annually, and check out materials 7,800 times. Fifty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
