The South Carolina State Library provides consultation services to public libraries for facilities planning and construction. Our Library Development Consultants conduct workshops and visits to local libraries to orient boards and staffs to essential space planning issues. The following documents and Web-based resources are made available to assist in the planning for new library construction or renovations. For more information, please contact Felicia Vereen, Director, Division of Discovery and Delivery, at (803) 764-8645 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Some of the following documents require a PDF viewer:

• General Information and Facts
  The South Carolina State Library serves as a clearinghouse for general information and facts about public library building projects in South Carolina, as well as for useful information made available by other state libraries.
• Space Planning and Site Selection
  Information on space planning, site selection criteria, evaluating and converting a non-library structure. Our Library Development Consultants also provide space assessments, studies, reports and recommendations to South Carolina public libraries.
• Building Program Development
  Information on identifying the right architect for your project, building design guides, etc. At the request of local librarians, our Library Development Consultants help to review architectural plans and evaluations of drafts of building programs, studies, etc.
• Construction Related
  Information on library related construction requirements.
• Opening Day
  Branch opening related checklist and information.

Sustainable Design Resources