University Park Public Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 46,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $380. Patrons make 12,000 visits annually, and check out materials 13,200 times. Twenty-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.