Plum Borough Library, serving an area of 27,000 residents, has a collection of 17,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 420 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $21,000. Patrons make 34,000 visits annually, and check out materials 60,000 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.