Library · Easley
Pickens County Library
Easley’s library is the Pickens County Library, a branch of Pickens County Library System, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Easley’s branch belongs to Pickens County Library System, which serves 131,404 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pickens County Library
304 Biltmore Road, Easley 29640
67 hrsopen a week
77,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pickens County Library System
318K
visits
2.4 per resident
335K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
1,334
programs & events
40K attended
112K
library cards
86% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
86% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
335K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,334 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.7M.
Local 91%State 7%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.