Delta Public Library, serving an area of 7,200 residents, has a collection of 52,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,540 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 10 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $66,000. Patrons make 69,000 visits annually, and check out materials 140,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
