Waupaca Area Public Library, serving an area of 17,600 residents, has a collection of 66,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 5,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 13 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $80,000. Patrons make 154,000 visits annually, and check out materials 250,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.