Sammy Brown Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 60,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 4,800 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 $29,000. Patrons make 72,000 visits annually, and check out materials 168,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.