Phelps Community Memorial Library, serving an area of 6,900 residents, has a collection of 22,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 370 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $13,800. Patrons make 16,800 visits annually, and check out materials 25,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
