More Georgians are reading ebooks and audiobooks from their library
More Georgians are reading ebooks from their public library. Checkouts of ebooks from Georgia public libraries increased 12% in 2024, according to preliminary data. [...]
Movement and literacy combine for Story Strolls
A child reads a panel of the “Drawn Together” Story Stroll at Black Rock Lake through the Northeast Georgia Regional Library. The family said [...]
Libraries create new places and updated spaces to meet community needs
Library staff and leaders cut the ribbon to open the new Library Annex branch of Middle Georgia Regional Library. Georgia public libraries are [...]
Libraries to host “Comfort of Recovery” quilt
Four Georgia libraries will host the “Comfort of Recovery” quilt as part of a partnership between Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS), the Michael C. [...]
Voices from Georgia’s public library boards
Georgia public library trustee 101 The basics. There are two types of library boards, governing and advisory. Board members are called [...]
Kids build early literacy and earn prizes through 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
The graduates proudly wore their caps, walking one by one to collect their certificates to loud applause. Colorful streamers adorned the walls, along with [...]
Georgians now have free, self-service access to update social services benefits at public libraries
Review, change, or renew Medicaid; PeachCare for Kids®; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS); [...]
Storycamp and Tech Boot Camp share children’s program ideas and the latest tech
Georgia Public Library Service offers professional development for library staff to enable them to use the latest technology, learn new skills, and strengthen their [...]
Library Employee of the Year highlights the importance of teamwork during challenges
“It is rare to meet an individual who has devoted their entire working life to one organization. It is rarer to get the [...]
Georgia public libraries will host the Flannery O’Connor Book Club and Exhibit
Georgia public libraries will host the Flannery O’Connor Book Club and Exhibit, as part of a partnership between Georgia Public Library Service and Andalusia: [...]