Monmouth - Cumston Public Library, serving an area of 3,700 residents, has a collection of 16,100 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 560 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 600 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 $8,400. Patrons make 9,200 visits annually, and check out materials 24,000 times. Thirty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.