Hurst Public Library, serving an area of 36,000 residents, has a collection of 115,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 6,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 6,300 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 23 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $176,000. Patrons make 147,000 visits annually, and check out materials 330,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.