Helen Keller Public Library, serving an area of 12,600 residents, has a collection of 23,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 840 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 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $19,800. Patrons make 10,500 visits annually, and check out materials 54,000 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.