Park River School & Public Library, serving an area of 1,540 residents, has a collection of 19,800 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 115 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 750 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 $9,600. Patrons make 14,700 visits annually, and check out materials 14,000 times. Seventy-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.