Meade Public Library, serving an area of 1,680 residents, has a collection of 23,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 580 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 960 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 $9,200. Patrons make 16,800 visits annually, and check out materials 42,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.