Cherokee Regional Library System

The Cherokee Regional Library System (CRLS) is a public library system consisting of four libraries in the counties of Walker and Dade, Georgia. The central library, the Lafayette-Walker County Public Library, is located in LaFayette, Georgia.

Cherokee Regional Library System
LocationNorthwest Georgia
Branches4
Collection
Size208,942 (2020)[1]
Access and use
Circulation192122 (2020)[1]
Population served85,772 (2020)[1]
Members27,749 (2020)[1]
Other information
Budget$600,988 (2016)[2]
DirectorLecia Eubanks
Websitehttp://www.chrl.org

CRLS is a member of PINES, a public library network of 281 libraries in 140 counties throughout Georgia. Any resident of Georgia may receive a PINES library card which allows them access to any of the 8 million books in its collection across the state.[3] The library is also associated with GALILEO, Georgia's ‘virtual library’ which facilitates online access to over 100 databases (including magazine articles and online books) for researchers and students on a wide variety of topics.[4] Each branch of the library also hosts their own Genealogy and Local History Room for patrons.[5]

History

Rossville Public Library

The Rossville Public Library was organized in 1942 as a product of the Works Progress Administration. Upon completion of the library, neighboring LaFayette, Georgia's library board approached the library in Rossville to request a regional library system be constructed between the two branches. This was the first iteration of the Cherokee Regional Library System.[6]

Branches
NameAddressWebsite
Chickamuga Public Library306 Cove Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707http://www.chrl.org/chickamauga-public-library/
Dade County Public Library102 Court Street, Trenton GA, 30752http://www.chrl.org/dade-county-public-library/
Lafayette-Walker County Public Library305 S. Duke Street, LaFayette GA, 30728http://www.chrl.org/lafayette-walker-county-public-library/
Rossville Public Library504 McFarland Avenue, Rossville GA, 30741http://www.chrl.org/rossville-public-library/

Library systems in neighboring counties

References
  1. "A Current Look at Georgia Public Libraries and GPLS 2020" (PDF). Georgia Public Library Service. June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. "CRLS FY17 Approved Budgets" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. "PINES - About". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. "CRLS Local History". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. Walker County Georgia Heritage 1833-1983. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company. 1984. p. 37.



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