Lower Merion Library System, serving an area of 60,000 residents, has a collection of 380,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 29,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 18,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 54 employees, of whom 13 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises6 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $690,000. Patrons make 720,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,260,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
This facility houses administative offices. Branch libraries are listed below.