Pine Bluff Jefferson County Library System, serving an area of 84,000 residents, has a collection of 154,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,000 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 21 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 3 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $189,000. Patrons make 161,000 visits annually, and check out materials 260,000 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.