Bethlehem Area Public Library, serving an area of 120,000 residents, has a collection of 200,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 12,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 7,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 42 employees, of whom 9 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $340,000. Patrons make 340,000 visits annually, and check out materials 780,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.