Library · Saluda
Saluda County Library
Saluda’s library is the Saluda County Library, a branch of Saluda County Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Saluda’s branch belongs to Saluda County Library System, which serves 18,862 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saluda County Library
101 S Main Street, Saluda 29138
40 hrsopen a week
2,276sq 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 Saluda County Library System
13K
visits
0.7 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
71
programs & events
2,772 attended
9,572
library cards
51% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media59%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
71 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $323K.
Local 50%State 46%Gifts & other 3%
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.