West Georgia Regional Library
The West Georgia Regional Library System (WGRLS) is a library system serving the public libraries of five counties of Northwest Georgia: Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, and Paulding.
Ephesus Public Library | |
Location | Northwest Georgia |
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Branches | 18 |
Collection | |
Size | 852,773[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 1,418,735 (2016)[1] |
Population served | 459,617 (2016)[1] |
Members | 158,599 (2016)[1] |
Other information | |
Director | Jessica Everingham |
Website | http://www.wgrls.org/ |
WGRLS 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]
Libraries
County | Name | Address | Website |
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Carroll | Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library of Bowdon | 450 West Avenue, Bowdon, GA 30108 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/bowdon/ |
Neva Lomason Memorial Library | 710 Rome Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/neva-lomason-memorial-library/ | |
Mt. Zion Public Library | 4455 Mt. Zion Road, Mt. Zion, GA 30150 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/mt-zion/ | |
Ruth Holder Public Library - Temple | 337 Sage Street, Temple, GA 30179 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/temple/ | |
Villa Rica Public Library | 869 Dallas Highway, Villa Rica, GA 30180 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/villa-rica/ | |
Whitesburg Public Library | 800 Main Street, Whitesburg, GA 30185 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/whitesburg/ | |
Douglas | |||
Dog River Public Library | 6100 Georgia Highway 5 Douglasville, GA 30135 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/dog-river/ | |
Douglas County Public Library | 6810 Selman Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/douglas-county/ | |
Lithia Springs Public Library | 7100 Turner Drive, Lithia Springs, GA 30122 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/lithia-springs/ | |
Haralson | |||
Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library of Bremen | 315 Hamilton Avenue, Bremen, GA 30110 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/bremen/ | |
Buchanan-Haralson Public Library | 145 Courthouse Square, Buchanan, GA 30113 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/buchanan/ | |
Tallapoosa Public Library | 388 Bowdon Street, Tallapoosa, GA 30176 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/tallapoosa/ | |
Heard | |||
Ephesus Public Library | 200 Rogers Street, Roopville, GA 30170 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/ephesus/ | |
Heard County Public Library | 564 Main Street, Franklin, GA 30217 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/franklin/ | |
Paulding | |||
Crossroads Public Library | 909 Harmony Grove Church Road, Acworth, GA 30101 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/crossroads/ | |
Dallas Public Library | 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA 30132 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/dallas/ | |
Maude P. Ragsdale Public Library | 1815 Hiram-Douglasville Highway, Hiram, GA 30141 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/hiram/ | |
New Georgia Public Library | 94 Ridge Road, Dallas, GA 30157 | http://www.wgrl.net/locations/new-georgia/ | |
Library systems in adjacent counties
- Sara Hightower Regional Library System, north-northwest in Polk and others
- Bartow County Library System, north-northeast in Bartow
- Cobb County Public Library System east-northeast in Cobb
- Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System east-southeast in Fulton and part of DeKalb
- Coweta Public Library System to the south east.
- Troup-Harris Regional Library to the south.
References
- "Current Look Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "PINES - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.