Library · Hollywood
St. Paul`s Hollywood Library
Hollywood’s library is the St. Paul`s Hollywood Library, a branch of Charleston County Public Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hollywood’s branch belongs to Charleston County Public Library System, which serves 408,235 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Paul`s Hollywood Library
5130 Highway 165, Hollywood 29449
60 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Charleston County Public Library System
1.3M
visits
3.3 per resident
3.3M
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
6,067
programs & events
159K attended
203K
library cards
50% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming50%
Who the programs are for
6,067 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $37M.
Local 96%State 2%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.