Park Hills Public Library, serving an area of 7,800 residents, has a collection of 35,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 840 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 390 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. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $13,800. Patrons make 3,000 visits annually, and check out materials 27,000 times. Twenty-seven percent of all check-outs are children's materials.