Fort Kent Public Library, serving an area of 4,200 residents, has a collection of 23,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 440 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 460 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $4,000. Patrons make 7,800 visits annually, and check out materials 19,800 times. Thirty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.