Library · Honea Path
Jennie Erwin Branch Library
Honea Path’s library is the Jennie Erwin Branch Library, a branch of Anderson County Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Honea Path’s branch belongs to Anderson County Library, which serves 203,718 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jennie Erwin Branch Library
318 Shirley Avenue, Honea Path 29654
44 hrsopen a week
3,900sq 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 Anderson County Library
333K
visits
1.6 per resident
777K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
1,379
programs & events
25K attended
114K
library cards
56% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
777K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
1,379 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.8M.
Local 92%State 7%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.