COLUMBIA – The Marion County Library Board of Trustees has named William T. DeWitt III as the new director for Marion County Library. He succeeds library director Phillip Alan Smith who now serves as Director of the Florence County Library System.
 
DeWitt comes to Marion from the Florence County Library System where he served as the System’s Information Technology Administrator. A graduate of the University of South Carolina’s College of Library and Information Science, DeWitt also holds an undergraduate degree from Francis Marion University.  He previously served in the Darlington County Library system for several years.
A resident of Darlington County, DeWitt has professional experience in technical services, reference, administration, and library technology.
 
“The Marion County Library System Trustees are very excited to welcome Mr. William DeWitt as our new Executive Library Director.  We look forward to working with him and implementing his ideas and vision.  He came highly recommended and was an obvious choice for us; what a wonderful partnership this will be,” Library Board Chair Randy Floyd said.
 
For more information about the Marion County Library, visit marioncountylibrary.org or call 843-423-8300.