Fairview City Library, serving an area of 2,700 residents, has a collection of 24,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 300 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 920 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 $12,600. Patrons make 13,800 visits annually, and check out materials 26,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.