Ray County Public Library, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 63,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,050 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,980 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. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $40,000. Patrons make 18,900 visits annually, and check out materials 160,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
