Shawneetown Public Library, serving an area of 1,400 residents, has a collection of 16,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 260 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 500 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 $6,600. Patrons make 3,200 visits annually, and check out materials 4,600 times. Twenty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.