Big Bend Village Library, serving an area of 1,800 residents, has a collection of 12,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 230 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 380 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $17,600. Patrons make 7,800 visits annually, and check out materials 11,500 times. Thirty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.