Library · Greenville
Sheppard Memorial Library
Greenville’s library is the Sheppard Memorial Library, a branch of Sheppard Memorial Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Greenville’s branch belongs to Sheppard Memorial Library, which serves 170,353 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sheppard Memorial Library
530 S Evans St., Greenville 27858
50 hrsopen a week
60,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sheppard Memorial Library
244K
visits
1.4 per resident
486K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
691
programs & events
13K attended
63K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
486K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
691 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 86%State 9%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Sheppard Memorial Library branches in Greenville
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.