Library · Kershaw
Kershaw Branch Library
Kershaw’s library is the Kershaw Branch Library, a branch of Lancaster County Library System, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kershaw’s branch belongs to Lancaster County Library System, which serves 96,016 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kershaw Branch Library
101 N. Hampton St., Kershaw 29067
35 hrsopen a week
4,795sq 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 Lancaster County Library System
165K
visits
1.7 per resident
265K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
509
programs & events
17K attended
51K
library cards
53% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
265K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
509 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 81%State 15%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.