Harper Public Library, serving an area of 1,540 residents, has a collection of 16,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 92 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, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $6,600. Patrons make 8,000 visits annually, and check out materials 17,600 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.