Cavalier Public Library, serving an area of 1,540 residents, has a collection of 9,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 78 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 240 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 $6,000. Patrons make 9,200 visits annually, and check out materials 18,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.