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The library system is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 51 library systems in 143 counties in Georgia. [2] Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to the system's collection of 10.6 million books. [3]
Patrons receive a PINES library card. This may be used at any of the 275 libraries affiliated with the program across Georgia, as well as the 14 branches in the Middle Georgia Regional Library System, and is open to all Georgian residents.
The city changed the name from Carnegie Library to Houston Public Library in 1921. By this time, they had outgrown their space and relocated several staff members to the Harris County Courthouse. A few years later, the library sold its property to raise money for a larger facility. [7]
In 1921 the city of Houston disbanded the library board and made the library a branch of the Houston Public Library system. [6] Charles Norton Love, an African American civil rights activist and publisher of the Texas Freeman helped advocate for construction and funding of the library. Houston's public library system was desegregated in 1953.
Arlington is located at (31.439461, -84.724835 It is located 46 miles northeast of Dothan, Alabama and 45 miles southwest of Albany.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km 2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km 2), or 0.24%, is water.
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The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
Was known as "Carnegie Colored Public Library" It served the African American community from August 1914 to 1962. In 1963 the library joined the Savannah Public Library System. [8] 24: Valdosta: Valdosta: Apr 30, 1912: $15,000 305 W. Central Avenue Now the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum [9] NRHP #84001120