By Leah Holloway 2020 was an apprehensive and uncertain time for many institutions, including the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System (ARCPLS). The COVID-19 pandemic put the system’s six branches in a situation where their doors were closed to the public. This was a challenge the library system and many others had never faced before. Even…
There has been a national wave of local challenges leading toward legislative concerns and Georgia is not immuned. In response, GLA and GLMA have issued a Position Statement on the Freedom to Read in School Libraries in Georgia. We ask that GLA members and community members take action now and contact their legislator using the…
By Vidhya Jagannathan This past September, the North Cobb Regional Library’s first Makerspace machine sewing series, titled Sewing Basics, was off to a splendid start. It was a four-part program that taught patrons the basics of threading a sewing machine, loading a bobbin, changing out a needle, and making four simple items. Session 1 taught…
By Kathy Ransom Sparta-Hancock County Library is all abuzz as a result of its in-house Honey Bee Observatory! Local beekeepers with the Lake Country Beekeepers Association (LCBA), who held their monthly meetings at the library, realized that the library was a perfect place for an observatory to teach about the importance of bees to a community…
By Michele Nicole Johnson The winner of this year’s Charles Beard Library Advocacy Award is the late Honorable John Lewis, a former member of Congress, award-winning author, and icon of the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis was honored today at GLA’s annual awards ceremony during the virtual Georgia Libraries Conference 2021. The Charles Beard Library Advocacy…
By Melissa N. Thompson This year’s Georgia Libraries Conference is near! Read on to find out more information about guest speakers, registration, and other event information. Quick Info Georgia Libraries Conference (GLC): Enduring and Evolving October 6-8, 2021 Virtual (via Whova App) Keynote Speaker: Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association Registration…
By Kahlil Griffin My name is Kahlil Griffin, and I am a youth services librarian with the DeKalb County Library System. Before accepting a position as a librarian, I worked as a library associate with the Fulton County Library System for nearly three years. My tenure working for the FCLS prepared me for a position…
By Melissa N. Thompson Our Georgia libraries continue to offer unique services that foster a sense of community, build a rapport with patrons, and overall meet a local need. Southwest Chatham Library, a branch of the Live Oak Public Library System, started a Seed Library and an accompanying Spice Club to help the community share…
By Ann Williams The Roberts Memorial Library opened its doors in 1965 and was named after Dr. Lucien E. Roberts, the president of Middle Georgia College from 1950-1964. The college’s original library was housed in Walker Hall and later was moved to Sanford Hall at the Cochran campus, before making its permanent home in the…
Have you ever wanted to start a community garden and put your green thumb to work? Are you interested in harvesting your own fresh produce? If you answered yes to at least one of those questions, then we invite you to Grow with the Atlanta Emerging Librarians! The North Cobb Regional Library (NCRL) will soon…