Tiverton Library Services, serving an area of 15,400 residents, has a collection of 42,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,470 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,470 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 6 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $54,000. Patrons make 48,000 visits annually, and check out materials 80,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
