Hayes Center Public Library, serving an area of 240 residents, has a collection of 6,300 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 19 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 25 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $780. Patrons make 840 visits annually, and check out materials 2,200 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.