Cromaine District Library, serving an area of 22,000 residents, has a collection of 56,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,300 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,100 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 140,000 visits annually, and check out materials 147,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.