Motley County Library, serving an area of 1,400 residents, has a collection of 11,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 46 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 63 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 $1,260. Patrons make 5,000 visits annually, and check out materials 6,900 times. Nineteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.