Library · Dillon
Dillon County Library System
Dillon’s library is the Dillon County Library System, a branch of Dillon County Library System, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dillon’s branch belongs to Dillon County Library System, which serves 28,292 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dillon County Library System
600 East Main Street, Dillon 29536
48 hrsopen a week
10,500sq 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 Dillon County Library System
83K
visits
2.9 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
440
programs & events
1,227 attended
25K
library cards
87% 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
87% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
440 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 $627K.
Local 79%State 20%Federal 0%
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.