Kearney Library & Information Center, serving an area of 27,000 residents, has a collection of 75,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,610 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,610 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $126,000. Patrons make 189,000 visits annually, and check out materials 340,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.