Gunnison Civic Library, serving an area of 3,600 residents, has a collection of 12,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 800 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 one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $8,400. Patrons make 10,000 visits annually, and check out materials 24,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.