Piedmont Regional Library System

The Piedmont Regional Library System (PRLS) is a consortium of ten public libraries serving the counties of Banks, Barrow, and Jackson, Georgia, United States.

Piedmont Regional Library System
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LocationBarrow, Banks, Jackson counties
Branches10
Collection
Size260,081 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation598,505 (2016)[1]
Population served161,465 (2016)[1]
Members50,309 (2016)[1]
Other information
DirectorBeth McIntyre
Websitehttp://prlib.org/

PRLS 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]

Branches

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County Name Address
Banks County Banks County Public Library 226 Highway 51 South, Homer, GA 30547
Barrow County Auburn Public Library 24 5th Street, Auburn, GA 30011
Statham Public Library 1928 Railroad Street, Statham, GA 30666
Winder Public Library 189 Bellview Street, Winder, GA 30680
Jackson County Braselton Public Library 15 Brassie Lane, Braselton, GA 30517
Commerce Public Library 1344 South Broad Street, Commerce, GA 30529
Harold S. Swindle Public Library 5466 U.S. Highway 441 South, Nicholson, GA 30565
Jefferson Public Library 1000 Washington Street Jefferson, GA 30549
Maysville Public Library 9247 Gillsville Rd, Maysville, GA 30558
Talmo Public Library 45 A.J. Irvin Rd, Talmo, GA 30575

Library systems in neighboring counties

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "PINES - About". Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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