Marion City Library, serving an area of 2,100 residents, has a collection of 18,900 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 168 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 660 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 $12,600. Patrons make 15,400 visits annually, and check out materials 33,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.