Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library, serving an area of 4,400 residents, has a collection of 37,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 4,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 750 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $23,000. Patrons make 35,000 visits annually, and check out materials 115,000 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.