Somerdale Public Library, serving an area of 6,300 residents, has a collection of 27,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 920 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 920 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $28,000. Patrons make 32,000 visits annually, and check out materials 50,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.