Chelsea Public Library, serving an area of 2,100 residents, has a collection of 7,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 9 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials44 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $750. Patrons make 12,600 visits annually, and check out materials 10,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
