Sweetwater County Library System, serving an area of 38,000 residents, has a collection of 210,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 12,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 8,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 46 employees, of whom 5 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 7 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $250,000. Patrons make 270,000 visits annually, and check out materials 420,000 times. Thirty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.