Bayard Public Library, serving an area of 1,260 residents, has a collection of 12,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 340 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 250 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 $9,200. Patrons make 6,900 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.