Berlin Free Library Association, serving an area of 18,000 residents in Hartford County, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,700 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,300 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $88,000. Patrons make 88,000 visits annually, and check out materials 176,000 times. Thirty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.