Lycoming County Library System, serving an area of 88,000 residents, has a collection of 140,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 7,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 12,600 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 38 employees, of whom 11 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus 3 bookmobiles. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $460,000. Patrons make 260,000 visits annually, and check out materials 920,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.