New Castle-Henry County Public Library, serving an area of 39,000 residents, has a collection of 160,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,900 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 6,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 29 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $147,000. Patrons make 400,000 visits annually, and check out materials 560,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.