Henry County Library System

33.442923°N 84.127341°W / 33.442923; -84.127341 The Henry County Library System (HCLS) is a public library system consisting of five branches in Henry County, Georgia. The five branches are located in the towns of Stockbridge, Hampton, Locust Grove, and McDonough.

Henry County Library System
LocationHenry County, Georgia, USA
Branches5
Collection
Size286,466 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation413,004 (2016)[1]
Population served233,916 (2016)[1]
Members70,793 (2016)[1]
Other information
DirectorKathryn E. Pillatzki
Websitehttp://www.henrylibraries.org

HCLS is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia.[2] Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to over 10.6 million books in the system's circulation.[3] The library is also serviced by GALILEO, a program of the University System of Georgia which stands for "GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online". This program offers residents in supported libraries access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. It also boasts over 10,000 journal titles in full text.[4]

The library also has an agreement with Gordon State College to combine resources to better serve the students at the school. The McDonough branch additionally allows access to classroom space, computers, and other resource assistance on an as-needed basis for students.[5][6]

Branches
NameAddress
Cochran Public Library174 Burke St, Stockbridge, GA 30281
Fairview Public Library28 Austin Rd, Stockbridge, GA 30281
Fortson Public Library61 McDonough St, Hampton, GA 30228
Locust Grove Public Library115 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Locust Grove, GA 30248
McDonough Public Library1001 Florence McGarity Blvd, McDonough, GA 30252

Library systems in neighboring counties

References
  1. "A Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. "PINES - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. "HENRY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM, GORDON STATE AT MCDONOUGH SIGN AGREEMENT". Gordan State College. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. "Henry County Developmental Authority" (PDF). Choose Henry. Retrieved 3 April 2017.



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