Farnam Public Library, serving an area of 220 residents, has a collection of 10,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 138 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 58 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $290. Patrons make 630 visits annually, and check out materials 1,100 times. Thirty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.