New Library Opens In St. Stephen

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Library System and the Town of St. Stephen recently celebrated the opening of its new library.

More than 250 attended the library’s grand opening on Sunday and toured the inside of the building.

The new library includes a community meeting room with a kitchen area and seating for 45 people, a conference room, a private study room and a children’s area with a reading corner and 6 computers.

There is also a separate room for teens with four computes and study tables, 10 public computers and five laptops for adult use, and an informational desk for reference assistance.

The new library will also feature new programs such as family movie matinees, a new weekly story time, and technology workshops.

The funding for the new library consisted of a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant, approved in December 2012, and a measure passed by County Council for the rest of the project, including a new Magistrate’s Court to share the building.

The town of St. Stephen offered the empty and historic St. Stephen School, built in 1928, as a site for the new library and magistrate’s court in 2012. SGA Architect, Luda Sobchuk, designed the library and Lauren Williams of Herald Office Products selected the interior furnishings.

For more information about the new library or for a schedule of events, please visit berkeleylibrarysc.org.