Editing Bennettsville, South Carolina (section)

==Facilities==
In the 21st century, a new Marlboro County library was constructed. Named in honor of national activist [[Marian Wright Edelman]], who was born and grew up in Bennettsville, it opened on February 22, 2010.<ref name="open1">{{cite web
 | title = Marian Wright Edelman Library opens
 | publisher = U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), press release, December 24, 2001
 | quote = Monday, February 22, was a dreary day by all accounts, with grey skies and bouts of sometimes heavy rain. But inside the Marian Wright Edelman Public Library, it was a different story: bright and warm, with an air of excitement that anyone could feel. Monday was opening day for the new library.
 | url = http://www.heraldadvocate.com/Default.aspx
 | access-date = March 1, 2010
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090222102110/http://www.heraldadvocate.com/Default.aspx
 | archive-date = February 22, 2009
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref> She founded the [[Children's Defense Fund]], to promote programs for children and mothers.

The library is located on {{convert|4.4|acre|m2}} at the intersection of Marlboro Street and Fayetteville Avenue adjacent to the Murchison building (1902) and is a new single-story building with approximately {{convert|20000|sqft|m2}}. Its front tower is oriented on axis with that of the Murchison Building. The building's cost was supported by $1.325 million in federal funding.<ref name="spratt">
{{cite web
 | title = Spratt Secures $1.325 Million for Marian Wright Edelman Library
 | publisher = Marlboro Herald Advocate
 | author = Lynn McQueen
 | date = February 25, 2001
 | url = http://spratt.house.gov/newsroom/01_02/marlboro_library.pdf
 | access-date = September 8, 2009
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090904181431/http://spratt.house.gov/newsroom/01_02/marlboro_library.pdf
 | archive-date = September 4, 2009
 | url-status = dead
 | df = mdy-all
 }}
</ref> The Library holds 60,000 volumes and has two conference rooms, seating 50 and 12.<ref name="open2">{{cite web
 | title = Marian Wright Edelman Library opens
 | publisher = Marlboro Herald Advocate
 | author = Lynn McQueen
 | date = February 25, 2010
 | quote = The library boasts approximately 60,000 volumes, she said, and has features to appeal to all segments of the community. One source of pride is the computer area, which has 22 computers for public use / The larger conference room, which seats 50 and has a small kitchen. The smaller conference room seats 12, and both have drop-down screens.
 | url = http://www.heraldadvocate.com/Default.aspx
 | access-date = March 1, 2010
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090222102110/http://www.heraldadvocate.com/Default.aspx
 | archive-date = February 22, 2009
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>