Cushing Public Library, serving an area of 8,400 residents, has a collection of 54,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 230 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 147 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $29,000. Patrons make 27,000 visits annually, and check out materials 52,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.