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Background

Founded in 1921, the Greenville County Library System operates 11 facilities, a bookmobile, and a website that provide information, materials, and engaging programs delivered with world-class technology and a customer-centric approach. The library system offers free access to resources and experiences and continually strives to be the community's destination of choice for exploring the world.


Statistics*

  • Total annual circulation of library materials in the system is 3.2 million.
  • There are nearly 786,000 books and over 153,000 audiovisual materials system wide.
  • The Greenville County Library System purchased more than 65,000 new books and nearly 14,000 audiovisual items in 2006.
  • Over 53% of Greenville County residents are registered borrowers.
  • Annually, there are almost 1.8 million visits to the Greenville County Library System.
  • The entire system has 271 public Internet workstations.

Facilities

  • Hughes Main Library is just over 119,000 square feet (the second largest public library in South Carolina) and opened to the public in 2002.
  • In addition to the main library, the Greenville County Library System includes 10 branches. A bookmobile serves rural areas of the county.

Technology

  • Free downloadable audiobooks
  • Free downloadable video on demand
  • Free remote access to more than 70 online databases
  • Free wireless Internet access
  • Hughes Main Library has many high-tech features including:
    • Large meeting space with multimedia capability
    • Training lab with 24 wireless laptop computers
    • 50 adult & 20 children's public Internet computer workstations
    • Satellite downlink for distance learning

Leadership

  • Greenville County Library System Board of Trustees
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Main Library
25 Heritage Green Place
Greenville, SC 29601-2034
864-242-5000
www.greenvillelibrary.org

Media Inquiries:
Trinity Behrends
Communications Manager
Greenville County Library System
864-242-5000, x3010
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* All statistics as of June 30, 2007