Coyle Free Library, serving an area of 27,000 residents, has a collection of 84,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,050 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,320 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 10 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $44,000. Patrons make 132,000 visits annually, and check out materials 176,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
