Hale Center Public Library, Inc, serving an area of 2,900 residents, has a collection of 13,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 690 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 $2,200. Patrons make 4,600 visits annually, and check out materials 10,500 times. Fifty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.