Lanpher Memorial Library, serving an area of 2,800 residents, has a collection of 9,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 210 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 154 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 $8,000. Patrons make 6,600 visits annually, and check out materials 8,000 times. Thirty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
