Richland County, South Carolina Archives, Libraries, and Museums

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

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 

The Richland County Public Library System serves several counties in the area. It has a presence on YouTube and Flickr. Branches are listed below. It has several online digital collections, including an online obituary index and a Walker Local 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. - 9:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Walker Local History Room, on the third level of the Richland County Public Library’s Main Library, contains genealogy and local history resources. It is is open during regular library hours 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. All of the local history photographs are available for viewing on Flickr. RCPL also maintains an online obituary index. Many of the oral histories are available to download through RCPL’s Overdrive. These resources are all available in the Digital Library.

Workshops demonstrating RCPL’s online resources for family history research are available several times a year.The Genealogy section in Research Tools includes links to South Carolina online resources and provides RCPL patrons with access to library-supported genealogy databases.

The Walker Local History Room is also a FamilySearch affiliate.

Blythewood Branch 218 McNulty Road Blythewood, SC 29016 Telephone: (803) 691-9806 Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cooper Branch 5317 North Trenholm Road Columbia, SC 29206 Telephone: (803) 787-3462 Hours:Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Eastover Branch 608 Main Street Eastover, SC 29044 Telephone: (803) 353-8584 Hours: Monday - Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 800 p.m., Wednesday 9:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m., Thursday 9:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

North Main Branch 5306 North Main Street Columbia, SC 29203 Telephone: (803) 754-7734 Hours: Monday to- Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Northeast Regional 7490 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223 Telephone: (803) 736-6575 Hours: Monday to Thurs., 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sandhills Branch Summit Parkway Columbia, SC 29229 Telephone: (803) 699-92301 Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Southeast Regional 7421 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 Telephone: (803) 776-0855 Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.

St. Andrews Regional 2916 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210 Telephone: (803) 772-6675 Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wheatley Branch 931 Woodrow Street Columbia, SC 29205 Telephone: (803) 799-5873 Hours: Monday, Wednedsay, Fririday, Saturday 9:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m.

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.