Allen Memorial Public Library, serving an area of 3,300 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,470 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $4,000. Patrons make 6,900 visits annually, and check out materials 20,000 times. Fifteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
