The Northern Plains Public Library serves about 2,300 residents in the Ault statutory town and the Highland RE-9 area, including Pierce, Nunn, and Carr Towns in Weld County, Colorado. The library is affiliated with the High Plains Library District, which maintains over 640,600 volumes and circulates more than 2.7 million items per year, including books, music, movies, and media. The Northern Plains location records over 2,000 monthly visits and houses about 30,000 items and four computers for public use.