Cold Bay Public Library, serving an area of 88 residents, has a collection of 8,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 580 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists solely of volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,300. Patrons make 3,100 visits annually, and check out materials 5,800 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.