Union City Public Library, serving an area of 66,000 residents, has a collection of 72,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 58 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 8 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $100,000. Patrons make 80,000 visits annually, and check out materials 31,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.