Centre County Library & History Museum, serving an area of 58,000 residents, has a collection of 126,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 5,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 16,800 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 25 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 3 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $210,000. Patrons make 147,000 visits annually, and check out materials 350,000 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.