Bath - Patten Free Library, serving an area of 17,600 residents, has a collection of 50,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,610 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,320 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 9 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $66,000. Patrons make 105,000 visits annually, and check out materials 140,000 times. Thirty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.