The Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library serves 2,569 residents in the City of Monticello. The Library maintains 104,119 books and serial volumes, 2,880 electronic books, 3,200 audio materials, and 8,190 videos, with a total annual circulation of 122,870 items. Jefferson County Public Library was opened in 1905 and named for the local philanthropist and advocate Mr. R.J. Bailar in 2015. It offers Dolly Parton Imagination Library, public computers, wireless internet access, IT support, notary public, print/copy/fax, meeting rooms, and library events like Storytime, Arts, Crafts, STEM classes, and Summer Reading programs.