Keosauqua Public Library, serving an area of 1,050 residents, has a collection of 13,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 35 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 280 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 $2,300. Patrons make 7,500 visits annually, and check out materials 16,800 times. Fourteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
