Middletown Public Library, serving an area of 17,600 residents, has a collection of 72,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 960 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 $63,000. Patrons make 200,000 visits annually, and check out materials 180,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
