The Libraries of South Carolina
by Mary Frayser
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Figure 6. -- Location of free public libraries in South Carolina. (Note: Beginning with January 1, 1932, the Chester library became a tax-supported school district library.)

Table 5. -- Income, Number of Volumes, and Circulation of Libraries Listed as Public which are Supported by Subscriptions, Rentals, and Donations, South Carolina, 1931*
Library Income Number of volumes Circulation
  Total Per capita Total Per capita Total Per capita
Abbeville Public County $120.00 $0.027 2000 0.45 ----- ----
Bennettsville Twentieth Century 248.71 0.068 3,547 0.97 3,900 1.06
Charleston Library Society 7040.12 0.113 60,000 0.96 45,161 0.73
Chester Public** 800.00 0.145 2,800 0.50 24,820 4.40
Cheraw ---- ---- 2,800 0.78 ----- ----
Denmark 115.00 0.067 325 0.19 ‡635 0.37
Dibble Memorial (Aiken) 900.00 0.149 5,600 0.93 3,566 0.59
Fairfax Public ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Georgetown 96.00 0.383 2,000 0.39 ---- ----
Hartsville 100.00 0.019 1,100 0.22 ---- ----
Manning ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
St. George 100.00 0.061 1,200 0.73 ---- ----
Summerville Timrod 1,000.00 0.388 5,600.00 1.93 6,500 2.52
Winnsboro 50.00 0.021 2,000.00 0.85 ---- ----
York 100.00 0.035 6,000 2.12 ---- ----

*Blanks in this table indicate lack of information.

‡Based on record for three months.

**Tax support beginning January 1, 1932.

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