Port Isabel Public Library, serving an area of 12,000 residents, has a collection of 32,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 380 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 840 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $19,800. Patrons make 78,000 visits annually, and check out materials 46,000 times. Fourteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.