Muleshoe Area Public Library, serving an area of 4,600 residents, has a collection of 21,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 560 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,800. Patrons make 13,800 visits annually, and check out materials 33,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
