Whitehall Free Library, serving an area of 2,700 residents, has a collection of 12,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 290 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 480 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 $6,000. Patrons make 9,600 visits annually, and check out materials 19,800 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
