SC LENDS Fast Facts

• SC LENDS is a consortium of libraries around the state that has agreed to share resources and circulating materials.
• SC LENDS stands for “South Carolina Library Evergreen Network Delivery System.”
• SC LENDS benefits patrons by giving them access to more materials than ever before. Together, SC LENDS libraries serve the population of 1/3rd of the state's counties and circulate more than 2.5 million items.
• SC LENDS libraries share a single catalog, which means that patrons can search for items at any of the libraries as easily as they search for items at their home library.
• Requesting items is as simple as clicking a button. Within a few days, any available circulating item can be delivered from any SC LENDS library across the state.
• SC LENDS benefits libraries by helping them take advantage of economies of scale and share expertise with other libraries around the state.
• SC LENDS libraries are implementing the Evergreen open-source integrated library system (ILS). By using open source, SC LENDS libraries estimate that they save more than $300,000 a year in costs.
• The following libraries have joined SC LENDS:
  • Allendale - Hampton - Jasper Regional Library
  • Anderson County Library
  • Beaufort County Library
  • Calhoun County Library
  • Chester County Library
  • Chesterfield County Library
  • Colleton County Library
  • Dorchester County Library
  • Fairfield County Library
  • Florence County Library
  • Kershaw County Library
  • South Carolina State Library
  • Union County Carnegie Library
  • Williamsburg County Library
  • York County Library