The Gaston County Public Library serves 206,000 residents in the city of Gastonia, providing library services across its ten branches. The library maintains 483,497 volumes and circulates approximately 1.1 million items per year. It also houses a digital library featuring homeschool resources, homework and research, language learning, literacy materials, and research guides. The publicly funded library provides study and meeting rooms, public computers, WiFi, and various library programs. Some of its featured events are Lego, family storytime, preschool storytime, cricut creations, tech Tuesday, genealogy club, summer reading, and numerous other programs.