Oakes School & Public Library, serving an area of 1,980 residents, has a collection of 32,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 115 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 520 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 840 visits annually, and check out materials 32,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.