Hinton - Norman Smith Memorial Library, serving an area of 2,200 residents, has a collection of 6,600 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 25 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 168 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of one employee, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,900. Patrons make 6,600 visits annually, and check out materials 7,500 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.