Island Falls - Katahdin Public Library, serving an area of 1,150 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 15 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 75 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 $3,500. Patrons make 4,000 visits annually, and check out materials 4,600 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.