Velva School & Public Library, serving an area of 1,050 residents, has a collection of 28,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 270 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 330 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,980. Patrons make 230,000 visits annually, and check out materials 21,000 times. Sixty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.