The Southern Branch Library serves 2,470 residents who live in the Solomons Island community in Calvert County. The library is a branch of the Calvert Library, which holds a collection of 205,064 volumes and circulates over 1.1 million items per year, including print and digital materials through the library Apps. It opened in 1988 in the Southern Community Center and offers reservable meeting rooms and storytime events in addition to traditional library services.