Galax-Carroll Regional Library, serving an area of 36,000 residents, has a collection of 66,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,610 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,760 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 10 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $69,000. Patrons make 84,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Twenty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.