Elm Creek Public Library, serving an area of 880 residents, has a collection of 10,500 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 78 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 330 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $2,600. Patrons make 2,500 visits annually, and check out materials 4,800 times. Thirty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
