Winthrop - Bailey Public Library, serving an area of 6,200 residents, has a collection of 30,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are over 2,000 audio materials and films. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including three fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $25,000. Patrons make 50,000 visits annually, and check out materials 80,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.