Ponca Public Library, serving an area of 1,050 residents, has a collection of 11,500 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 260 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,200. Patrons make 2,600 visits annually, and check out materials 8,400 times. Twenty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
