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 |