Horry County Library System As early as the mid-19th century, library services were offered in Horry County. By 1855, the Presbyterian Church had established library services in Conway. In 1877, the Burroughs School began and maintained a library for public use. By 1935, a movement to establish a public library in Conway was underway. A group of about thirty citizens of the community met in the home of Colonel H. L. Buck and appointed Mr. M. A. Wright as temporary chairman of the Library Association. This group worked to establish a county library system, and in February of 1936, L. D. Magrath was appointed chairman of the Library Committee.