Brownwood Public Library, serving an area of 38,000 residents, has a collection of 78,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $36,000. Patrons make 63,000 visits annually, and check out materials 88,000 times. Thirty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.