Bayard Taylor Memorial Library, serving an area of 31,000 residents, has a collection of 58,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,890 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $92,000. Patrons make 66,000 visits annually, and check out materials 160,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.