Bar Harbor - Jesup Memorial Library, serving an area of 4,800 residents, has a collection of 31,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,260 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 720 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $18,900. Patrons make 48,000 visits annually, and check out materials 66,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.