Ellen Brooks West Memorial Library, serving an area of 11,500 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 230 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 600 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 $9,200. Patrons make 20,000 visits annually, and check out materials 15,400 times. Fifty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.