Wells Branch Community Library, serving an area of 18,000 residents, has a collection of 18,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 147 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 200 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 $16,000. Patrons make 18,900 visits annually, and check out materials 27,000 times. Sixty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
