Gackle Public Library, serving an area of 340 residents, has a collection of 4,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 198 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $690. Patrons make 520 visits annually, and check out materials 1,980 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.