Whelden Memorial Library, serving an area of 1,680 residents, has a collection of 16,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 440 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, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $13,200. Patrons make 14,700 visits annually, and check out materials 21,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.