Stratford - Chandler-Watts Library, serving an area of 1,470 residents, has a collection of 16,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 96 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 420 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $4,400. Patrons make 14,700 visits annually, and check out materials 25,000 times. Sixty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.