Glenside Free Library, serving an area of 13,200 residents, has a collection of 60,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,320 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $58,000. Patrons make 140,000 visits annually, and check out materials 100,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.