[3] Using grants, field agents were hired to assist communities that wanted to start libraries.

[3] Between 1935 and 1943 the Works Progress Administration created the South Carolina Library Project which helped establish at least some library service in all of South Carolina's counties.

[4] The current State Library building at 1500 Senate Street was constructed between 1969 and 1970.

[6] This building houses the general collections, public-facing staff, Talking Book Services and other administrative departments.

[7] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.