Perham Area Public Library, serving an area of 5,200 residents, has a collection of 21,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 840 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 960 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 $18,000. Patrons make 31,000 visits annually, and check out materials 69,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.