Dillingham Public Library, serving an area of 2,500 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 520 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,320 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $16,000. Patrons make 8,400 visits annually, and check out materials 9,600 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.