Gilman Area District Library, serving an area of 3,000 residents, has a collection of 14,700 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 210 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 350 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 $16,100. Patrons make 12,600 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
