Chapin Memorial Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 92,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,300 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 12 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $220,000. Patrons make 60,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.