Richland County, South Carolina Archives, Libraries, and Museums

United States South Carolina  Richland County  Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Academic Libraries
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter St. University of South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 29208 Telephone for Main Office: (803) 777-3131 FAX South Caroliniana Library: (803) 777-5747 Email: sclref@mailbox.sc.edu with any questions regarding South Caroliniana Library and its holdings.

Public Libraries
Richland Library

The Richland Library has branches throughout Richland County. It has several online digital collections, including an online obituary index and a Walker Local and Family History Room digital collection.

Online catalog

Main Library 1431 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: (803) 799-9084 Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Walker Local and Family History Center

The Walker Local and Family History Center, on the first level of the Main Library, contains genealogy and local history resources. It is is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and the collection emphasizes information about the Midlands area of South Carolina, including Richland, Lexington, Kershaw, Newberry, Fairfield, Orangeburg, Sumter and Calhoun counties. The print collection does not circulate, but there are many resources available online in the Local History Digital Collections. Local obituaries are indexed in the Local History & Obituary Index. The Genealogy & Local History section in the Research & Learn part of the library's website provides convenient access to the library's genealogy databases, some of which require a library card. The Walker Local and Family History Center is also a FamilySearch affiliate.

For other branches in the Richland Library system, check out Locations on the library's website for up-to-date hours.

Family History Centers

 * Columbia South Carolina Family History Center

4440 Jackson Blvd Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States Phone: 803-782-7141 Hours: Tue 10:00am-2:00pm; Wed 9:00am-9:00pm Closed: July, week of Thanksgiving, and last two (2) weeks of December Attention: Hours may vary. Call before going.