The Rum River Library serves 17,990 residents in the City of Anoka and is part of the Anoka County Library. The Library System maintains 496,792 volumes and circulates 2.5 million items per year. Rum River Library was founded in 1988 and operates on Mondays through Saturdays. It has a reference and information center, meeting area, classroom, conference room, and exhibit spaces. The Rum River Library offers free Internet access, WiFi, introductory Internet classes, office applications, book groups, and numerous library events.