Tahquamenon Area Public Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents, has a collection of 17,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 154 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 180 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $13,200. Patrons make 33,000 visits annually, and check out materials 36,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.