Dripping Springs Community Library, serving an area of 18,900 residents, has a collection of 18,900 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 440 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 380 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 $16,100. Patrons make 19,800 visits annually, and check out materials 48,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
