Higgins Public Library, serving an area of 720 residents, has a collection of 12,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 480 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 20 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 $4,000. Patrons make 4,600 visits annually, and check out materials 5,800 times. Fifty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.