Mount Olive Public Library, serving an area of 24,000 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,500 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,700 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $100,000. Patrons make 300,000 visits annually, and check out materials 290,000 times. Thirty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.