Library · Sumter
Sumter County Public Library
Sumter’s library is the Sumter County Public Library, a branch of Sumter County Public Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sumter’s branch belongs to Sumter County Public Library System, which serves 105,556 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sumter County Public Library
111 N. Harvin Street, Sumter 29150
40 hrsopen a week
45,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sumter County Public Library System
96K
visits
0.9 per resident
109K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
255
programs & events
5,268 attended
50K
library cards
47% 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
109K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
255 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 81%State 16%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Sumter County Public Library System branches in Sumter
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.