Coastal Plain Regional Library System Headquarters may look like another house in the neighborhood in Tift County, Georgia; it is quite the contrary. Coastal Plain Regional Library System serves over 112,000 Georgia residents across six counties in south Central Georgia. In addition to housing regional…
Live Oak Public Libraries (LOPL) aspires to be a haven to its local community, and it is through the pursuit of this goal that the social services program was created. With the hiring of Regional Social Services Coordinator Savanna Waddle in October 2022, LOPL patrons…
The Oxford College Library is proud of their library leader program. During the school year, the library employs over 50 student employees in total. At the end of their first year, student employees can apply to become Library Leaders. The library is open 24 hours…
By Jason Wright In May the Georgia Tech Library unveiled its revamped digital repository to the Tech community. Visit https://repository.gatech.edu to explore the site. The Georgia Tech Digital Repository collects, preserves, and expands access to the unique digital collections of immediate and long-term value to…
By: Deborah George Yvette Williams Keitaro Mikami Lakshmi Ramachandran Jozina Cappello The Gwinnett Technical College Library (Lawrenceville campus) recently reopened its doors after a long-planned renovation! Students are enjoying our modern and bright library spaces. Popular features include six large study rooms, each filled with…
Conference Details Registration is now open for the 2023 Georgia Libraries Conference (GLC). This year’s conference will be in-person October 4-6, 2023 in Athens, GA, with a virtual option to follow the next week October 10-12, on the Whova platform. Options include full conference registration,…
Academic Library Division Vice Chair / Chair Elect Laura Burtle, MSLS, JD Associate DeanScholarly Communications and Copyright LibrarianGeorgia State University Librarylburtle@gsu.edu | 404-413-2706 Laura Burtle is an Associate Dean in the Georgia State University Library, with responsibility for the areas of Collections & Discovery, Resource…
Vice President/President Elect Ben Carter Georgia Public Library Service Ben G. Carter joined GLA in 2002, as a library assistant presenting on teen library programming at our annual conference in Athens that October. Since that time, he has served GLA in numerous ways including work…
By Shannon Tyner and Grant Hedrick Libraries strive to be inclusive and supportive spaces for all members of their communities. That means creating spaces, building collections, and offering programs that meet the needs of diverse groups. Grant Hedrick, Library Assistant III at Sibley Library in…
Elevate Farms is a partner of Fayette County Public Library (FCPL). A seed library was created by Elevated Farms (Kay Mance) to support library patrons and Fayette County citizens’ health and wellness. At Fayette County Public Library, we seek to educate the community through literacy,…
