The Georgia Library Association invites proposals for panels and presentations for the Georgia Libraries Conference (GLC). This year’s conference will be held in-person October 4-6 , 2023 in Athens, GA. GLC is a place for our members and guests to showcase their professional and scholarly…
By Shannon Tyner and Jennifer Rapier Libraries are constantly looking for meaningful ways to connect with their communities. Powder Springs Library is a medium-sized branch of the Cobb County Public Library System in southwest Cobb County. In the last ten years, the city has seen…
By Jessica Swaringen & Melissa Brown As all academic librarians know, the days leading up to final exams see a surge of undergraduate students populating the library, some students walking through the security gates for the very first time. Just imagine: you’re in the library…
By Diana Graham Marshes of Glynn Libraries is a single-county public library system with two libraries located in Brunswick and St. Simons Island, Georgia. Glynn County residents enjoy a variety of free programming at both libraries. Following the COVID restrictions and lockdowns of 2020, Marshes…
By Sam Ward Over 25 years after its initial debut, Pokémon in all of its forms is still greatly popular amongst generations of players. Working off of this knowledge, Dade County Public Library started its own “Pokémon League” program in April 2022. This group meets…
By Kelly Williams Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL) recently began its Shared Paired Reading program, which supports early and continued literacy for children. Laura Dobbins of the Norcross branch modeled this much-needed program after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library System’s Active Reading Mentor program and uses trained…
By Amie Torok (Chattahoochee Valley Libraries) & Kara Rumble (Sequoyah Regional Library System) The Adult Programming Palooza is back! It’s your library. All grown up. If you’re not familiar with the Adult Programming Palooza, the event is a participant-driven day of learning that aims to…
By Ivy Corder The Azalea Regional Library System (AZRLS) is excited to announce a new service offering – Azalea After Hours! Patrons are now able to pick up books and other library materials after hours and enjoy the convenience of quickly retrieving holds while on…
By Laura Wright and Deborah Davis Mural painter Tim Nijenhuis recently transformed Odum Library’s South Atrium space. The mural, Metamorphosis, depicts a transfiguration – the morphing of book pages into an American robin, a communicative songbird that can form large flocks. A native bird species…
The following amendments will appear on the upcoming election ballot: GLA Bylaws Article II. Section 2. Election a. Election ballots shall be made available to the membership by September 1.b. A plurality of the votes cast by September 20 by 20 days from the date…
