Norman Williams Public Library, serving an area of 4,200 residents, has a collection of 35,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 300 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of 6 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $24,000. Patrons make 52,000 visits annually, and check out materials 44,000 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
