Phillips-Lee-Monroe Library System, serving an area of 50,000 residents, has a collection of 220,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 960 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 290 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 9 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 5 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $44,000. Patrons make 48,000 visits annually, and check out materials 66,000 times. Seventeen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.