Oilton Public Library, serving an area of 1,100 residents, has a collection of 11,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 176 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 350 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes.

Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $5,000. Patrons make 6,600 visits annually, and check out materials 10,500 times. Twenty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.