Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, serving an area of 28,000 residents, has a collection of 280,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 7,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 13,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 50 employees, of whom 13 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $440,000. Patrons make 440,000 visits annually, and check out materials 580,000 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.