Library · St. Stephen
Berkeley County Library: St. Stephen
St. Stephen’s library is the Berkeley County Library: St. Stephen, a branch of Berkeley County Library System, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. St. Stephen’s branch belongs to Berkeley County Library System, which serves 229,861 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Berkeley County Library: St. Stephen
1104 South Main Street, St. Stephen 29479
50 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Berkeley County Library System
340K
visits
1.5 per resident
636K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
1,193
programs & events
20K attended
99K
library cards
43% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
636K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media65%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,193 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.5M.
Local 89%State 11%Federal 0%
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.