Library · Greer
Greer Branch
Greer’s library is the Greer Branch, a branch of Greenville County Library System, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Greer’s branch belongs to Greenville County Library System, which serves 525,534 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Greer Branch
505 Pennsylvania Ave., Greer 29650
64 hrsopen a week
16,350sq 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 Greenville County Library System
1.3M
visits
2.5 per resident
4M
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
2,853
programs & events
118K attended
191K
library cards
36% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
2,853 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $22M.
Local 91%State 4%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.