Northern Tier Regional Library, serving an area of 16,800 residents, has a collection of 42,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,980 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 12 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $60,000. Patrons make 105,000 visits annually, and check out materials 198,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.