Charles J. Rike Memorial Library, serving an area of 3,400 residents, has a collection of 17,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 840 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $11,000. Patrons make 13,800 visits annually, and check out materials 30,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
