New Cumberland Public Library, serving an area of 7,200 residents, has a collection of 56,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 5,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 11 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 154,000 visits annually, and check out materials 210,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
