[1] The library has over 6000 books, magazines, DVDs, and videos all centered on social change and the arts.
[2] In addition to serving as a resource center, Provisions focuses on the arts as a central means for amplifying social engagement in a variety of arenas.
[3] Provisions collaborates on curation projects, and it has held over 25 exhibitions of socially engaged art.
The library has focused on curating traveling art exhibitions with partner institutions since 2008.
[4] As of 2011, the Provisions Library research center is housed at George Mason University, and its executive director is Donald Russell.