Schlow Memorial Library, serving an area of 78,000 residents, has a collection of 110,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 7,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 23 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $168,000. Patrons make 240,000 visits annually, and check out materials 520,000 times. Thirty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.