Library · Clinton
Clinton Public Library
Clinton’s library is the Clinton Public Library, a branch of Laurens County Library System, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Clinton’s branch belongs to Laurens County Library System, which serves 67,539 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Clinton Public Library
107 Jacobs Highway, Suite A, Clinton 29325
53 hrsopen a week
8,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Laurens County Library System
67K
visits
1.0 per resident
201K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
385
programs & events
22K attended
45K
library cards
66% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
201K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
385 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 84%State 11%Federal 2%Gifts & other 2%
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.