Dover Public Library, serving an area of 18,900 residents, has a collection of 92,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 5,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 12 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $176,000. Patrons make 138,000 visits annually, and check out materials 290,000 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
