Linwood Community Library District #1, serving an area of 2,500 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 460 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,050 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $17,600. Patrons make 14,000 visits annually, and check out materials 25,000 times. Fifty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.