Claude Public Library, serving an area of 2,100 residents, has a collection of 7,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 25 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 28 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 $1,100. Patrons make 1,760 visits annually, and check out materials 1,680 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.