Harvey Public Library, serving an area of 1,980 residents, has a collection of 21,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 240 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 189 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 $7,200. Patrons make 20,000 visits annually, and check out materials 46,000 times. Nineteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.