Ashley Public Library, serving an area of 880 residents, has a collection of 10,500 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 10 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials42 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,150. Patrons make 960 visits annually, and check out materials 2,300 times. Fifty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.