Exeter Community Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 14,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 690 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,760 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $37,000. Patrons make 13,200 visits annually, and check out materials 120,000 times. Fifty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
