Echo Public Library, serving an area of 960 residents, has a collection of 12,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 132 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 660 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 $8,800. Patrons make 2,500 visits annually, and check out materials 3,900 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.