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Within the first year the library received other donations of books, 300 from the Sylvania school system, and 100 from the Georgia Library Commission. [5] As the collection grew the library realized it needed more space to store all of its books. The library moved twice before settling in the first floor of the Sylvania Masonic lodge in 1950.
In March 1936, the Athens Woman's Club expanded and renamed the library the Athens Public Library. The Library Board of Trustees worked with the Library Commission, WPA, city officials and community leaders. The new location was in a building adjacent to the National Bank of Athens on East Broad Street.
Alma-Bacon County Public Library: 201 North Pierce Street, Alma, GA 31510 Appling County Public Library: 242 E. Parker Street, Baxley, GA 31513 Clinch County Public Library: 478 West Dame Street, Homerville, GA 31634 Pierce County Public Library: 785 College Avenue, Blackshear, GA 31516 Waycross-Ware County Public Library: 401 Lee Avenue ...
This is a list of all public library systems in Georgia, United States, serviced under the Georgia Public Library Service. [1] Georgia has 62 library systems [2] consisting of 387 branches serving its 159 counties. [3]
1023 Hillery Lane, P.O. Box 69, Sapelo Island, GA 31327 Ida Hilton Public Library 1961 1105 North Way, Darien, GA 31305 Long County Public Library 1961 28 South Main Street, Ludowici, GA 31316 Pierce County Public Library 2024 785 College Ave, Blackshear, GA 31516 St Marys Public Library * 1949 100 Herb Bauer Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558
The award is one of five annual Georgia Public Library Awards, honoring the outstanding service and achievements of Georgia's public libraries, librarians and advocates during the previous year. [13] This was the first time the award had been given to a regional library system and not an individual library.
Luckily for the library, in 1897 the Georgia Library Association and the Georgia Library Commission were established in order to help promote and fund libraries in the state. [8] At an annual meeting in 1899 there were voices of encouragement for a free public library for the City of Augusta, and interest throughout the community reached an all ...
The headquarters of the library system is the Terrell County Public Library in Dawson. KRLS is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia. [2] Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to the system's collection of 10.6 million books. [3] The ...