Butler County Fed Library System, serving an area of 75,000 residents, has a collection of 24,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 420 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 720 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 6 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 14,700 visits annually, and check out materials 37,000 times. Fifty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.