Cambridge Community Library, serving an area of 2,100 residents, has a collection of 20,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 920 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 780 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $16,000. Patrons make 24,000 visits annually, and check out materials 40,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
