Jefferson County Library System

Jefferson County Library System
Jefferson County Library System
Location	Jefferson County, Georgia
Branches	3
Collection
Size	66,543 (2016)
Access and use
Circulation	60,604 (2016)
Population served	16,268 (2016)
Members	10,942 (2016)
Other information
Director	Carol Taylor
Website	http://jefferson.public.lib.ga.us/

Last updated November 29, 2024

The Jefferson County Library System (JCLS) is a public library system in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The system consists of three libraries, with headquarters in Louisville.

JCLS 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 the system's collection of 10.6 million books.^[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]

History

The men of Louisville formed the first county library association in 1867, with its first meeting held on April 2 of that year.^[5] Not much is known of the collection size of the library during the 19th century, but soon after the turn of the century, in 1907, the library passed control over to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Daughters maintained the library and brought the collection up to 80 volumes before donating the collection to the Louisville Academy Library in 1921.^[5]

With the acquisition of the library by the Louisville Academy Library board, the service to the library became subscription based. An initiation fee of $5 was charged to new patrons of the library with monthly dues of fifty cents. Citizens could instead donate five books of similar value to avoid the registration dues.^[5]

This early founding lay the groundwork for the Jefferson County Library, which was dedicated on August 16, 1970, as a free public library to the county.^[5] The name has since changed to the Louisville Public Library with the addition of the McCollum and Wadley branches to create the regional system.

Branches

Name	Address
Louisville Public Library	306 East Broad Street, Louisville, GA 30434
McCollum Public Library	405 North Main Street, Wrens, GA 30833
Wadley Public Library	11 West College Street, Wadley, GA 30477

Library systems in neighboring counties

Bartram Trail Regional Library System to the north
Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library System to the northeast
Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System to the northeast
Statesboro Regional Public Libraries to the south
Oconee Regional Library System to the west

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References

1 2 3 4 "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "PINES - About" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "GALILEO - About" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
1 2 3 4 Durden, Marion Little (1983). A History of Saint George Parish, Colony of Georgia, Jefferson County, State of Georgia. Swainsboro, Georgia: Magnolia Press. pp. 84–86.

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[GALib16-1] 1 2 3 4 "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[2] "PINES - About" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[3] "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[4] "GALILEO - About" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[Durden-5] 1 2 3 4 Durden, Marion Little (1983). A History of Saint George Parish, Colony of Georgia, Jefferson County, State of Georgia. Swainsboro, Georgia: Magnolia Press. pp. 84–86.

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