ABOUT THE LIBRARY
Calhoun County Library is located in the County Seat at St.
Matthews, South Carolina. It receives its funding from the
county and from the S. C. State Library, with some grants and
private funding. It is governed by a seven-member board
appointed by the Calhoun County Council. It has received several
large private donations, one of which helped purchase the
bookmobile.
LIBRARY CARD & CIRCULATION POLICIES
A library card may be obtained free of charge for any
resident of Calhoun County. Children under the age of sixteen
must have a parent or guardian’s signature in order to receive a
card. Cards for out-of-county patrons may be purchased for
$5.00. Cards are good for three years and may be renewed if your
account is in good standing. You may check out up to 50 total
items at a time, but you can only check out five magazines per
week and five video tapes each week. If Calhoun County Library
doesn’t have a book you need, they will attempt to get it for
you from the South Carolina State Library.
- The checkout period for all books, audio books, and
magazines is 14 days.
- The checkout period for all videos is 7 days.
A fine of $0.10 is charged for each day that a book, audio
book, or magazine is overdue. The fine for late videos is $.50
per video per day. A patron with a fine of $3.00 or more may not
check out any more items or use computers until the fine is
paid. If you have books that have been out for more than 28 days
you may not check out any library materials until the items are
returned and the fines paid. Failure to return materials will
result in referral to Unique Management, a debt collection
agency.
If you need to return books after hours there is a book drop on
the back porch of the library. The Calhoun County Library has
easy access to all its facilities with a ramp in back for the
physically handicapped.
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OTHER SERVICES
The library can be accessed from home by going to our web
address: http://www.calhoun.lib.sc.us. Books can be
requested or put on hold on-line through the catalog. The
databases within DISCUS, South Carolina's Virtual Library, can
also be accessed from home. Ask a staff member for the current
user name and password.
The library has five computers with Internet connections, and
three word processing computers for children's use. Black and
white copies are $0.10 per page and color copies are $0.50.
Calhoun County Library has a written internet policy which
every user must read and sign before they are allowed to use the
computer the first time. Children under 17 years old must have
an adult with them if they are using the Internet. Parents may
grant written permission to children 13 years old and over by
coming in to the Library. Children under 13 may use DISCUS
provided that a staff person is available to supervise the
session. Patrons are allowed 30 minutes on a computer unless
they are working on homework or a research paper. Adults are
allowed 30 minutes to check email. Use of chat rooms or instant
messaging is not allowed. A patron that abuses the computer
privileges is not allowed to use the computer for a period of 30
days. A second incident will result in loss of computer
privileges for six months. A third incident results in the
permanent loss of computer privileges.
The library has a fax machine. The fax number is
803-874-4154. It costs $0.50 per page to send a fax, and $0.10
per page to receive faxes.
Child development and kindergarten classes from all the
schools come to the library. Child care providers interested in
receiving library services should call the library and talk with
Mrs. Merle Govan.
Calhoun County Library has tax forms and information
available for the public.
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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
The Friends of the Library have fund raising drives every
month and two big sales each year. The money raised is used to
help the library with special needs not covered under the county
budget. Membership applications for the Friends group can be
obtained at the front desk. Ms. Margaret Boykin is the current
President of the Friends group. Email The Friends at
foccl1@gmail.com.
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