Community Links and Resources
NEW: Tax Resources: https://oconeelibrary.org/tax-information-for-2022-tax-year/
Community Events page: https://oconeelibrary.org/community-events/
Community Resource Listings (social services, assistance, and more): Community Resource Listings
Clemson University is leading an initiative to collect personal accounts of the pandemic experience. For more information and to participate, go here: https://libraries.clemson.edu/specialcollections/covid19/upstate/
Community Resources
NOTE: Hours (or whether they are open or closed) for local tourism, attractions, and offices may be affected by COVID-19. It is best to call or check their website before you go.
Area Governments
- Oconee County Government
- City of Seneca, SC
- City of Walhalla, SC
- City of Westminster, SC
- Town of Salem, SC
- School District of Oconee County
State Government
- Executive Branch (Henry McMaster, Governor)
- Oconee County Legislative Delegation–Senator Thomas Alexander (Dist 1)
- Oconee County Legislative Delegation–Rep. Bill Whitmire (Dist 1)
- Oconee County Legislative Delegation–Rep. Bill Sandifer (Dist 2)
- Consumer Affairs: https://consumer.sc.gov/consumer-resources
Area Tourism and Business
Area Organizations and Services
- Walhalla Performing Arts Center
- Blue Ridge Arts Center
- Oconee Community Theatre
- Oconee Humane Society
- Oconee Memorial Hospital
- United Way of Oconee County
Museums / Historical Sites / State Parks
- Oconee History Museum
- Lunney House Museum, Seneca
- Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum
- Patriot’s Hall
- Museum of the Cherokee in SC
- Oconee Station
- Oconee State Park
- Devil’s Fork State Park
- Lake Hartwell State Park
History of Oconee County
Community Partnerships
The Oconee County Public Library partners with a number of local and state agencies:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services citizenship information 
SC Stay Plus rental and utility assistance program
http://scvisitation.com/: free online forms and instructions with video introductions to assist non-custodial parents to request visitation rights through the South Carolina courts even when they cannot afford an attorney. The forms, developed by collaboration of the South Carolina Department of Social Services, South Carolina Legal Services, South Carolina Bar Foundation, South Carolina Court Administration, South Carolina Access to Justice Commission, and South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, were approved by the Supreme Court of South Carolina for use in Family Court by people representing themselves.