West Georgia Regional Library

The West Georgia Regional Library System (WGRLS) is a library system serving the public libraries of five counties of Northwest Georgia: Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, and Paulding.

West Georgia Regional Library System
WGRLS administration building
LocationNorthwest Georgia
Branches19
Collection
Size852,773[1]
Access and use
Circulation1,554,703 (2021)
Population served487,659 (2020)
Members163,586 (2020)
Other information
DirectorStephen Houser
Websitewww.wgrls.org

WGRLS 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]

History

Edith Foster served as Director of West Georgia Regional Library System from 1944 to 1977. She wrote a history of the library system she founded called Yonder She Comes: A Once Told Li’bry Tale. Copies are available for checkout at many WGRLS libraries.

A briefer history is available on the WGRLS website to see how the library has grown from a single location serving two counties to 19 branches in five counties that span 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2).

Libraries
CountyNameAddress
Carroll Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library of Bowdon450 West Avenue, Bowdon
Neva Lomason Memorial Library710 Rome Street, Carrollton
Mt. Zion Public Library4455 Mt. Zion Road, Mt. Zion
Ruth Holder Public Library - Temple337 Sage Street, Temple
Villa Rica Public Library869 Dallas Highway, Villa Rica
Whitesburg Public Library800 Main Street, Whitesburg
Douglas
Dog River Public Library6100 Georgia Highway 5 Douglasville
Douglas County Public Library6810 Selman Drive, Douglasville
Lithia Springs Public Library7100 Turner Drive, Lithia Springs
Haralson
Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library of Bremen315 Hamilton Avenue, Bremen
Buchanan-Haralson Public Library145 Courthouse Square, Buchanan
Tallapoosa Public Library388 Bowdon Street, Tallapoosa
Heard
Centralhatchee Public Library171 Notnomis Road, Franklin
Ephesus Public Library200 Rogers Street, Roopville
Heard County Public Library564 Main Street, Franklin
Paulding
Crossroads Public Library909 Harmony Grove Church Road, Acworth
Dallas Public Library1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
Maude P. Ragsdale Public Library1815 Hiram-Douglasville Highway, Hiram
New Georgia Public Library94 Ridge Road, Dallas

Library systems in adjacent counties

References
  1. Fiscal Year 2020 A Current Look at Georgia Public Libraries and GPLS
  2. "PINES - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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