| Before 1817 | Edgefield Female Library Society formed |
| 1825 | Collection numbered more than 300 volumes |
| 1850 | Lyceum Society active in presenting drama and lectures, proceeds used to support the library society |
| 1860-1870 | Services suspended and books collected in the home of Col. Simkins |
| 1870 | Edgefield Ladies' Literary Club, the original society reactivated |
| 1900c | Literary Club began to move toward establishment of public library |
| 1905 | Auf Wiedersehen Society took books and incorporated the Edgefield Free Library |
| 1910 | Miss Marie Abney became Librarian, maintained Library for 12 years |
| 1920c | Kill Kare Club of Trenton established town library |
| 1927 | Library became the D. A. Tompkins Memorial in recognition of a legacy received from him for a building |
| 1929 | Abney Collection of rare books presented to the library |
| 1958 | Establishment of the Edgefield County Library housed in the Tompkins Memorial Library in Edgefield |
| 1958 | Edgefield became part of the ABBE Regional Library |
| 1958 | Branch libraries established in Johnson and Trenton |
| 1958 | County wide public library service begun |