Peters Township Library, serving an area of 17,600 residents, has a collection of 84,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 6,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 14 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $168,000. Patrons make 180,000 visits annually, and check out materials 320,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.