North Shore Library, serving an area of 26,000 residents, has a collection of 110,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 4,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 6,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 17 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $126,000. Patrons make 260,000 visits annually, and check out materials 480,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.