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The Atlanta Central Library in Downtown Atlanta is the main library and headquarters of the Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System. [1] The visual conceptualization of the building was influenced by mid-century modernism and the International Style, with the exterior cladding and surface being Béton Brut; an architectural aesthetic that later became known as Brutalism or Brutalist.
The Carnegie Library remained the main library of the system for most of the century. The library was renovated in 1950 and 1966 through city bond funding. Before 1950 the system was referred to as the Carnegie Library, but to commemorate the renovation of the central Carnegie Library the system was renamed the Atlanta Public Library in 1950. [3]
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]
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, features a surprising celebrity cameo. I visited Jimmy Carter's presidential library. Here are 6 things that surprised me ...
[2] [3] [4] The library, constructed in 1982, is named for Robert Winship Woodruff, former CEO of the Coca Cola Company. [5] In 2010, the library completed a $16.2 million renovation, partly funded by donations from the Coca Cola Company. [6] [7] [8] The library is a member of ARCHE, Lyrasis, OCLC and the HBCU Library Alliance.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library opened in 1994 as the first library in the Southeast to offer specialized reference and archival collections for the study and research of African American culture and history and of other peoples of African descent. [2] Its collection was housed at other libraries and became known as the Samuel W. Williams ...
Atlanta Public Schools serve the West End. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. Saint Anthony of Padua School in the West End was established in 1912. In 1997 it had 125 students. [11] It permanently closed in Spring 2001 [12] Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the West End Branch. [13]
An idea for a library in Jonesboro was started in 1941 by the Jonesboro Women's Club. The collection at this time was only 200 books which were housed in the Jones Brothers Department Store on South Main Street. [4] In 1960 this small location had grown and joined the Flint River Regional Library System in Griffin. By joining this consortium ...