Library · North Charleston
North Charleston
North Charleston’s library is the North Charleston, a branch of Dorchester County Library System, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. North Charleston’s branch belongs to Dorchester County Library System, which serves 161,540 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Charleston
8620 Patriot Blvd, North Charleston 29420
58 hrsopen a week
15,300sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Dorchester County Library System
350K
visits
2.2 per resident
743K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
1,112
programs & events
32K attended
51K
library cards
32% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
743K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,112 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.8M.
Local 92%State 7%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Dorchester County Library System branches in North Charleston
2.9mi
Dorchester Road LibraryCharleston County Public Library System · N. Charleston · 60 hrs a week
Directions →3.4mi
Otranto Road LibraryCharleston County Public Library System · N. Charleston · 60 hrs a week
Directions →6.5mi
Keith Summey North Charleston LibraryCharleston County Public Library System · Charleston · 60 hrs a week
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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.