Carson County Public Library, serving an area of 6,600 residents, has a collection of 44,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,100 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 4 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 3 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $12,000. Patrons make 24,000 visits annually, and check out materials 63,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.