The Libraries of South Carolina
by Mary Frayser
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Table 3. --Public Library Statistics
B. Limited library service
(The population figures were taken from U. S. Census, 1930)
Counties Libraries Total population Population in service area Books per capita total population Books per capita in service area Open Paid or volunteer librarian
Aiken 47,403   0.12      
  • Dibble Memorial
  6,033   0.93 Daily Paid
Anderson 80,949   0.21      
  • Anderson Carnegie Public
  11,383   0.66 Daily Paid
  • Belton Public
  1,765   1.52 2 a week Volunteer
  • Honea Path Carnegie
  2,740   ----- 2 a week Paid
  • Pendleton Public
  1,035   4.83 Daily Paid
Beaufort 21,815   0.25      
  • Beaufort Township
  8,680   0.63 Daily Paid
Charleston 101,050          
  • Charleston Library Society
  62,265   0.96 Daily Paid
Cherokee 32,201   0.20      
  • Gaffney Carnegie
  6,827   1.10 Daily Paid
Chester 31,803   0.08      
  • Chester Public
  5,528   0.50 Daily Paid
  • Lowryville People
  298   ----- ----- -----
Darlington 41,427   0.28      
  • Darlington Public
  5,556   1.40 Daily Paid
  • Hartsville
  5,067   0.22 ----- Paid
  • Society Hill
  573   4.36 Closed None
Dorchester 18,956   0.33      
  • Summerville Timrod
  2,579   1.93 Daily Paid
  • St. George
  1,639   0.73 2 a week Volunteer
Edgefield 19,326   0.49      
  • Ben Tillman
  369   1.76 Irreg. Volunteer
  • D. A. Tompkins
  2,132   2.35 3 a week Paid
  • Johnson
  1,072   3.53 1 a week Volunteer
Florence 61,027   0.17      
  • Florence Public
  14,774   0.71 Daily Paid
  • Greenwood
36,078   0.21      
  • Greenwood Public
  11,020   0.68 Daily Paid
Kershaw 32,070   0.12      
  • Camden Public
  5,183   0.77 Daily Paid
Laurens 42,094   -----      
  • Clinton
  5,643   0.73 2 a week Paid
Marion 27,221   0.46      
  • Marion Carnegie
  4,921   1.23 Daily Paid
  • Mullins Public
  3,158   0.95 4 a week Paid
Orangeburg 63,864   0.07      
  • Dixie Library
  8,776   0.51 2 a week Paid
Spartanburg 116,323   0.15      
  • Kennedy Free
  116,323   0.15 Daily Paid
Sumter 45,902   0.12      
  • Sumter Carnegie Public
  11,780   0.48 Daily Paid
Union 30,920   0.21      
  • Union Carnegie Pub.
  7,419   0.86 Daily Paid
Williamsburg 34,914   0.11      
  • Kingstree Carnegie Public
  2,392   1.56 3 a week Paid
York 53,418   0.21      
  • Rock Hill Public
  11,322   0.44 Daily Paid
  • York Library
  2,827   2.12 3 a week -----


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