Balsam Lake Public Library, serving an area of 2,100 residents, has a collection of 13,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 440 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 16,800 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Thirty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.