Sewickley Public Library, serving an area of 13,200 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 4,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,540 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 13 employees, of whom 6 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $81,000. Patrons make 210,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.