Half Hollow Hills Community Library, serving an area of 44,000 residents, has a collection of 330,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 13,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 10,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 92 employees, of whom 25 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $420,000. Patrons make 280,000 visits annually, and check out materials 460,000 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.