Hyde Park Free Library, serving an area of 21,000 residents, has a collection of 32,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,150 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 720 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $35,000. Patrons make 40,000 visits annually, and check out materials 44,000 times. Thirty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
