Statistics reported by the library as well as selected per capita computations are included. Primary information, as submitted by each public library, is used in all computations. Hard copies or machine readable files are available from the State Library. Where applicable data collected is based on definitions developed by the Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. By using this national system and its definitions of terms, South Carolina's data is more comparable to that reported by other states and the District of Columbia; however, extreme caution should be taken when the data for any library is compared with national or state averages.

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Public Library Statistics

• SC Public Library Statistics FY2008
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2007
• SC Public Library Rankings FY2006
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2006
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2005
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2004
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2003
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2002
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2001
• SC Public Library Statistics FY2000
• SC 2004 Library Fact Sheet

Library Revenue as Percent of Total County Revenue

• FY2004 Listed Alphabetically
• FY2004 Listed by Rank
• FY2003 Listed Alphabetically
• FY2003 Listed by Rank

Academic Library Statistics

• SC Academic Library Statistics FY2008
• SC Academic Library Statistics FY2007
• SC Academic Library Statistics FY2006
• SC Academic Library Statistics FY2005
• SC Academic Library Statistics FY2004
• SC Academic Library Statistics FY2003

Institutional Library Statistics

• SC Institutional Library Statistics FY05
• SC Institutional Library Statistics FY04

Compilations

• SC Annual Library Statistical Summary FY2005 (Includes selected Public, Academic, and Institutional Data)

NEW: FY06 Public Library Statistics in Map Form

• Click here to view FY06 data in map format.