Claverack Free Library And Rdng Rm Assn, serving an area of 5,000 residents, has a collection of 23,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 390 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $14,000. Patrons make 11,500 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.