Library · Edgefield
Edgefield County Public Library
Edgefield’s library is the Edgefield County Public Library, a branch of Abbe Regional Library System, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Edgefield’s branch belongs to Abbe Regional Library System, which serves 228,365 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Edgefield County Public Library
105 Court House Square, Edgefield 29824
43 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Abbe Regional Library System
190K
visits
0.8 per resident
303K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
1,068
programs & events
18K attended
43K
library cards
19% 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
0.8 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
303K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,068 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$6 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 41%State 46%Federal 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.