Highland Community Library, serving an area of 15,400 residents, has a collection of 29,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 250 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 560 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $44,000. Patrons make 48,000 visits annually, and check out materials 63,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.