Hatch Public Library, serving an area of 1,680 residents, has a collection of 11,500 books and periodicals. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 2 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $9,200. Patrons make 8,000 visits annually, and check out materials 11,500 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.