Sioux Rapids Memorial Library, serving an area of 1,200 residents, has a collection of 21,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 200 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, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,600. Patrons make 7,800 visits annually, and check out materials 23,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
