East Meadow Public Library, serving an area of 52,000 residents, has a collection of 320,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 13,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 10,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 58 employees, of whom 16 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $500,000. Patrons make 260,000 visits annually, and check out materials 780,000 times. Nineteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
