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Marketing Fact Sheets
Are you curious about the many benefits of your library card or how Georgia’s public libraries are impacting communities, download and view one of our Marketing Fact Sheets.
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"I’m inspired by the small things in life... like helping a library user apply for a new job or venture into a new hobby, empowering a library employee to break out of their comfort zone and develop new skills or just convincing a reluctant reader that finding the right book will open the door to exciting new worlds."
Sandy Hester, director of Coastal Plain Regional Library System and Georgia's 2018 Librarian of the Year, shares what inspires her to do her best work and makes her proud to be a librarian.
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State Librarian Julie Walker (left) and Sandy Hester, 2018 Georgia Public Librarian of the Year Georgia's 2018 Public Librarian of the Year is Sandy Hester, director of Coastal Plain Regional Library SystemGreat job, Ian. He's completed 1000 Books Before Kindergarten at the Clarkston Library (DeKalb County Public Library)!Congratulations to Ian C. from the Clarkston Library for reading 1000 Books Before Kindergarten!
Your library card can get you free access to the Chattahoochee Nature Center! Soon, passes will be available at all of Georgia's 400+ public libraries. Each pass provides free admission for up to 4 people to visit the center's trails, gardens, and more.
Thanks, WSB-TV, for the great story about this partnership!
Chattahoochee Nature Center partners with Georgia libraries
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Watch Atlanta news videos from WSB-TV. The latest local news videos from the Atlanta Metro area. Sports, crime, and the latest entertainment.Rural Georgia libraries like the Pearson Library, one of six branches in the Satilla Regional Library System, address significant challenges in their communities by providing computer and broadband access, building employment skills for patrons and strengthening literacy for all ages.
Rural libraries are essential to their communities
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The front door of the Ambrose Library welcomes all. The front door to the Ambrose Library is always open during business hours, red and silver hand-painted letters spelling “Welcome” on one side and “Hola” on the other. From“This library has great courses on grant searches and budget proposals. I go to all of the workshops. The library saves me time and is such a great resource; it is a wealth of knowledge,“ says Charise Stephens, executive director of the Georgia Wellness and Fitness Festival/ Conference and Middle Georgia Regional Library patron.
Read about how our public libraries serve as lifelong learning centers that tangibly impact local economic and workforce development.
Libraries boost economic development and local workforce skills
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SCORE mentor Leo Cortjens shares tips with business owners attend a marketing workshop at Hall County's Blackshear Place Library The value of public libraries has shifted way beyond books, with libraries serving as lifelong learning centers that