Menard Public Library, serving an area of 2,400 residents, has a collection of 11,500 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 168 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 12 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 $1,470. Patrons make 4,200 visits annually, and check out materials 8,800 times. Fourteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.