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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* All statistics as of June 30, 2007