Growing community in Gwinnett
The National Association of Counties acknowledged Homegrown Gwinnett, a community gardening initiative initially funded by a Sparks! Ignition grant from the federal Institute of Museum [...]
Early, Montgomery, Toombs County Newspapers Added to Georgia Historic Newspapers Site
ATLANTA, Ga -- Georgia HomePLACE and the Digital Library of Georgia are pleased to announce the addition of nearly 27,000 pages of South Georgia newspapers [...]
Advocacy and Engagement: A Conversation with American Library Association President Jim Neal
For the past year, Jim Neal has served as president of the American Library Association, the oldest and largest library association in the world. He [...]
An engaged community achieves its goals at Brunswick-Glynn County Public Library
Huy Nguyen is a regular at the Brunswick-Glynn County Public Library, where he studies or relaxes after class or his full-time job. He wants to [...]
Libraries thriving in a new era of outreach, meeting demands of 21st Century Georgians
More than 300,000 Georgians joined the ranks of the 4.2 million library cardholders in the state last year, discovering the value that having a library [...]
Dream Comes True for Retired Librarian
For years, 94-year-old Lillian Taylor has dreamed of returning to work at a Georgia public library. Thanks to the Cobb County Public Library System (CCPLS) [...]
Gwinnett County’s Lilburn Library Receives $10,000 Gift
The GFWC Lilburn Woman’s Club presented Gwinnett County Public Library with a check for $10,000 for the Lilburn Branch. The funding will be directed to [...]
Zoo Atlanta ZooMobile visits the Cumming Library!
The Zoo Atlanta Education Team packed up its ZooMobile and visited the Cumming branch of the Forsyth County Public Library! Little explorers got a chance [...]
Hat Trick for Reading Challenge
We've partnered with the Atlanta Gladiators hockey team for the Hat Trick Reading Challenge! The program begins on June 1st and will run through September [...]
The GPLS Team is Growing
We're proud to highlight some of the newest members of the GPLS team! Asha Hagood, GLASS Outreach Librarian Asha is an Outreach Librarian for GLASS (Georgia Libraries [...]