Mason City Public Library, serving an area of 3,400 residents, has a collection of 19,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 54 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 189 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 $13,800. Patrons make 18,900 visits annually, and check out materials 60,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
