Press Releases

2019

• Georgia Public Library Service’s PINES unveils new logo ahead of 20th anniversary [December 2019]
• Original 1950s photographs and video footage celebrating Worth County’s centennial now freely available in the Digital Library of Georgia [October 2019]
• Oral histories from Georgian WWII veterans now freely available online [August 2019]
• New children’s digital library available at all Georgia public libraries [August 2019]
• Georgia Public Library Service Statement regarding state funding for Twin Lakes Library System [July 2019]
• New oral history collection documents disability experience in Georgia [June 2019]
• 16th century liturgical codex now freely available in the Digital Library of Georgia [June 2019]
• Historic Middle and North Georgia Newspapers Added to Free Online Portal [May 2019]
• Family Passes to The Breman Museum now available at all Georgia public libraries [April 2019]
• New initiative provides free admission to Macon museums through public libraries across Georgia [April 2019]
• Fox Theatre Institute partners with Georgia public libraries for exhibit on the Fox Theatre’s history as an iconic landmark [April 2019] PDF
• Georgia Library of the Year awarded to DeKalb County Public Library [January 2019] PDF

2018

• Color photographs of historical Gilmer County buildings now freely available in the Digital Library of Georgia [November 2018] PDF
• Georgia Public Library Service recognized for publication showcasing genealogy and local history resources in state’s public libraries. PDF
• Georgia Public Library Service presents new website and logo [October 2018] PDF
• Newly digitized Milledgeville State Hospital record book a valuable source of local history [September 2018] PDF
• Georgia State Parks and Georgia Public Library Service celebrate 10 years of partnership [June 2018] PDF
• Early, Montgomery, Toombs County Newspapers Added to Georgia Historic Newspapers Website [May 2018] PDF
• Augusta Library’s African American Funeral Programs Collection Expanded [Jan 2018] PDF