Divide County Public Library, serving an area of 2,300 residents, has a collection of 32,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 580 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $10,000. Patrons make 11,500 visits annually, and check out materials 40,000 times. Sixty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.