Blackwell Community/School Library, serving an area of 105 residents, has a collection of 2,700 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 25 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 66 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $10,000. Patrons make 1,610 visits annually, and check out materials 500 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.