Parish Public Library, serving an area of 520 residents, has a collection of 7,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 350 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as . Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,000. Patrons make 12,000 visits annually, and check out materials 12,600 times. Thirty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
