Alexander Mitchell Library, serving an area of 25,000 residents, has a collection of 100,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 19 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $115,000. Patrons make 115,000 visits annually, and check out materials 300,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
