Ethel L. Whipple Memorial Library, serving an area of 32,000 residents, has a collection of 29,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 180 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 660 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $29,000. Patrons make 36,000 visits annually, and check out materials 37,000 times. Sixty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.