Sunbury Community Library, serving an area of 20,000 residents, has a collection of 96,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $96,000. Patrons make 132,000 visits annually, and check out materials 270,000 times. Thirty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
