Yates Center Public Library, serving an area of 1,610 residents, has a collection of 15,400 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 340 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 132 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 $6,000. Patrons make 13,200 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Twenty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
