Library · Bennettsville
Marlboro County Library System
Bennettsville’s library is the Marlboro County Library System, a branch of Marlboro County Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bennettsville’s branch belongs to Marlboro County Library System, which serves 26,667 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marlboro County Library System
203 Fayetteville Avenue, Bennettsville 29512
40 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Marlboro County Library System
35K
visits
1.3 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
161
programs & events
6,997 attended
9,830
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $575K.
Local 73%State 26%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.