Ellendale Public Library, serving an area of 1,540 residents, has a collection of 17,600 books and periodicals. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,890. Patrons make 3,200 visits annually, and check out materials 8,800 times. Thirty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.