Been wondering who will lead GLA in 2014? Check out the candidates before the ballot arrives! First Vice President / President-Elect Lace KeatonDirector, Newton County Library System Lace Keaton is currently the Director for Newton County Library System in Covington, GA. She holds an undergraduate BA in Humanities from George Williams College, Downers Grove, IL…
By: Sarah Freeman Timothy A. Hand and Juana Farfán perform in HIDDEN AWAY, created by Nicole Livieratos and Phillip DePoy. Photo by Jamie Hopper courtesy of The Lucky Penny. For most of us the public library is a place of reverence and mystique. We visit by day, creeping through the stacks until we find an…
Anchored at the Robert A. M. Stern-designed Columbus Public Library, the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries continue to provide successful programming, outreach and service to all residents of Columbus GA and the surrounding West Georgia counties of Cusseta-Chattahoochee, Marion and Stewart. A vital addition in recent years has been our two new Bookmobiles. One is a complete…
The Family Room, located on the library’s first floor, was created in order to address the diverse student population at Paine College. One of our current and growing populations is the student with a family including small children. This room is the library’s way of partnering with these students by providing a safe and happy…
The GLA scholarship committee is pleased to announce the 2013 winners of the Beard and Hubbard scholarships. These two awards are given annually by GLA to provide financial assistance for students pursuing a Master’s degree in library science. This year’s C.S. Hubbard scholarship winner is Asele Mack. Originally from Russia, she holds a degree in…
Join the GLA Summer Picnic at ELIJAH CLARK STATE PARK, GAhttp://www.gastateparks.org/ElijahClark ELIJAH CLARK GROUP SHELTER # 2 is reserved for Saturday, July 20, 2013, 7am-10:00pm Plan for the Day8:00 to 10:00 Arrive and set up for the day10:00 to 11:30 Executive Board Meeting11:30 to 12:30 Food Prep and setting up tables12:30 to 1:30 Lunch1:30 to…
The Fannie Mae Davis Special Collections Room in the library on Selman Drive is named in honor of Douglasville’s Head Librarian from 1961 until 1981, when the library was in the Bowden Street location. Fannie Mae Davis wrote a book on the history of our county entitled “Douglas County, Georgia: From Indian Trail to Interstate…
The Spring 2013 issue of the Georgia Library Quarterly is available at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq. Georgia Library Spotlight: Clayton County Library System, Forest Park Branch, Forest Park, GeorgiaTerran McCanna East Georgia State College Library, Swainsboro, GeorgiaAmanda McKenzie Riverside Library, Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, GeorgiaJanie Halliley and Julie A. Smith From the President by Diana J. Very My…
In 2009, the College of Coastal Georgia became the state’s newest four-year facility. Under the dynamic leadership of President Dr. Valerie Hepburn, the campus seemed to blossom overnight, with new buildings such as a dorm, a nursing center, an education center, and a campus center complete with a cafeteria and state of the art movie…
RDA Has Arrived: Essentials of RDA for Public ServicesPresented by Susan WynneWednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Eastern Time Register After years of buzz, the Library of Congress implemented the new cataloging standard RDA (Resource Description and Access) on March 31, 2013. What is RDA and why should I care? RDA is part of…