Library · Kingstree
Williamsburg County Library
Kingstree’s library is the Williamsburg County Library, a branch of Williamsburg County Library System, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kingstree’s branch belongs to Williamsburg County Library System, which serves 31,026 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Williamsburg County Library
215 North Jackson Street, Kingstree 29556
43 hrsopen a week
8,685sq 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 Williamsburg County Library System
25K
visits
0.8 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
249
programs & events
3,253 attended
13K
library cards
40% 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
0.8 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
249 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $613K.
Local 74%State 21%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.