El Rito Public Library, serving an area of 1,470 residents, has a collection of 9,200 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 300 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 3 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $2,700. Patrons make 7,200 visits annually, and check out materials 10,500 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.