Brownsville Free Public Library, serving an area of 14,700 residents, has a collection of 22,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 52 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 48 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $16,800. Patrons make 9,200 visits annually, and check out materials 9,600 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.