Phillips Public Library, serving an area of 1,760 residents, has a collection of 8,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 16 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 147 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 $4,800. Patrons make 2,100 visits annually, and check out materials 4,800 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
