Library · Conway
Conway Library
Conway’s library is the Conway Library, a branch of Horry County Memorial Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Conway’s branch belongs to Horry County Memorial Library, which serves 351,029 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Conway Library
801 Main St., Conway 29526
66 hrsopen a week
22,626sq 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 Horry County Memorial Library
429K
visits
1.2 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
4,474
programs & events
76K attended
143K
library cards
41% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
4,474 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.5M.
Local 86%State 12%Federal 1%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Horry County Memorial Library branches in Conway
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.