Highland Park Library, serving an area of 8,800 residents, has a collection of 40,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,890 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 6 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 34,000 visits annually, and check out materials 88,000 times. Thirty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.