Dickens County Spur Public Library, serving an area of 2,800 residents, has a collection of 12,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 75 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 75 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 $0. Patrons make 3,700 visits annually, and check out materials 4,600 times. Seventeen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.