East Greenwich Free Library, serving an area of 13,200 residents, has a collection of 56,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 720 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,150 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 8 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $50,000. Patrons make 92,000 visits annually, and check out materials 147,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
