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2026 Room Reservation
Room reservations for 2026 are now available online. To submit a request, please click the Reserve a Room button at the top of the page. Reservations may be submitted up to 90 days in advance.
Please note that all reservation requests require staff approval before they are finalized. You will receive a notification once your reservation has been approved.
Holiday Hours
Christmas Holiday
The Library System will close early on Monday, December 22 -Tuesday, December 23. The Library System will be closed Wednesday, December 24 - Friday, December 26.
New Year's Holiday
The Library System will close early on Monday, December 29 - Tuesday, December 30 at 5:30 PM. The Library System will be closed Thursday, January 1.
Locations
Greenwood County Library
Address:
600 South Main Street
Greenwood, SC 29646
Phone: (864) 941-4650
Fax: (864) 941-4651
Hours:
- Monday-Tuesday: 9am-8pm
- Wednesday-Friday: 9am-5:30pm
- Saturday: 10am-4pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Ninety Six Branch Library
Address:
100 South Cambridge Street
Ninety Six, SC 29666
Phone: (864) 543-4749
Fax: (864) 543-2161
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 9am-12:30pm, 1:30-5:30pm
- Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED
Ware Shoals Community Library
Address:
54 South Greenwood Avenue
Ware Shoals, SC 29692
Phone: (864) 377-4440
Fax: (864) 456-2813
Hours:
- Monday: 9am-12:30pm, 1:30-5:30pm
- Tuesday: 9am-1:30pm, 2:30-7:30pm
- Wednesday-Friday: 9am-12:30pm, 1:30-5:30pm
- Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED
Digital Library
Databases
Several of the library's databases are provided by Discus. Access these databases 24/7 to find information, magazine and newspaper articles, and reference books. You can browse the databases by grade level or subject matter to find the database that is right for you. Click on the logo below to go to the Discus website.
Call the Reference Desk at (864) 941-4655 for this year's statewide username and password if required. (Not necessary for some resources due to SC ISP authentication technology)
Discus Resource Collection
Discus is a service of the South Carolina State Library and is funded by an appropriation from the South Carolina General Assembly through the K-12 School Technology Initiative, and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Ancestry Library Edition
This genealogy database is for IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY.
Complements the research materials found at HeritageQuest Online. Use Ancestry Library Edition to check immigration lists, vital records, family histories, the census, etc.
Newspapers.com World Collection
This genealogy database may be used outside the Library with a Greenwood County Library Card.
Find historical newspapers from across the world. Explore newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history, and other research.
Universal Class
Requires one time free registration.
Dive into a diverse catalog of over 600 online courses, each offering CEUs. Delve into a vast array of subject, from Computer Training, Personal Finance, and Writing skills to Pen and Animal Care, Professional Development, Health, Arts & Crafts and beyond!
Board Information
Board Members
The Greenwood County Library System is governed by a Board of Trustees. Trustees are appointed by the Greenwood County Council and serve unpaid. The following people are serving:
- Chair: Cathy Chalmers (District 5)
- Vice-Chair: Barbara Wright (District 1)
- Secretary: Linda Koone, (Member At-Large)
- Treasurer: Margaret Y. Anderson (Member at large)
- Ronnie Landreth (District 2)
- Cheryl L. Morton (District 3)
- Ginny Gast (District 4)
- Dr. Anne Hancock (District 6)
- Ojetter Williams (District 7)
Board Meetings
The Library Board meets quarterly at noon on the second Tuesday of the months of January, April, July, and October in the American Veterans Auditorium at the Greenwood County Library, 600 South Main St., Greenwood, SC 29646. The 2026 meeting schedule follows:
- January 13
- April 14
- July 14
- October 13
Library Beginnings
By 1915 the Library had outgrown the upstairs room above Bolton's Store at 413 Main Street. It was time to find or build a facility to house the collection. The Ladies Library Association decided to apply for a Carnegie grant. They approached several of Greenwood's prominent men, and, through their influence, the City of Greenwood agreed to donate the land for a new library. Greenwood County Government agreed to provide financial support for a new library. With these key pieces in place, the Ladies Library Association had the local support it needed to apply for a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
As a boy, Andrew Carnegie immigrated to the United States from Scotland. He landed in Pittsburgh and worked long hours at his job. There was no time for him to attend school, and he educated himself by borrowing books from a library established by a local merchant. When he achieved financial success, he became a philanthropist and provided funds and blueprints to build public libraries throughout the English - speaking world, saying "...I decided there was no use to which money could be applied so productive of good to boys and girls who have good within them and ability and ambition to develop it, as the founding of a public library in a community..."
The Ladies Library Association succeeded in getting a Carnegie grant of $12,500 to build Greenwood's first library on the site of the present Greenwood County Courthouse. When it opened in 1917, the Association turned its operation over to Greenwood County and bowed out. The building served Greenwood County through 1958.