Bluffton-Richland Public Library, serving an area of 6,000 residents, has a collection of 31,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,320 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 8 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $52,000. Patrons make 50,000 visits annually, and check out materials 84,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
