Mission: Public library serving the residents of the city of jewell, iowa, population of 1,215 people and the residents of hamilton county, iowa, population of 15,673 people.

Programs: The montgomery memorial library had a circulation of 12,669 physical items and 1,188 downloadable items. There are 878 registered users of the library. There were a total of 270 library programs for children, young adults and adults and there were a total of 3,678 people who attended these programs. There was a total of 11,072 people who used the library.