Waubay Public Library, serving an area of 660 residents, has a collection of 7,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 56 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 330 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $2,000. Patrons make 8,800 visits annually, and check out materials 6,900 times. Fourteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.