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The people of Panama City Beach were requesting their own library. At first, the Northwest Regional Library System sent their bookmobile to the Beach and staffed it with a volunteer. Each day, an employee of the library would meet the staff member to assist in providing library service to the community. The Bookmobile service began in 1981.
The first library constructed in the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System was the Calhoun-Gordon library which was constructed through efforts of the Calhoun Woman's Club in 1904. [4] The next known library was constructed in 1921 in Dalton, Georgia as part of a service organized by The Dalton Woman's Club. [5]
The Alabama Public Library Service is the official state library agency of Alabama located in Montgomery, Alabama. They assist all established public libraries and advise communities that may want to establish public libraries. [1] They also provide library services to state employees, and administer the Alabama Regional Library for the Blind ...
Known officially as the Jacksonville Free Public Library, it was the beginning of the Jacksonville Public Library. It was also the first tax-supported library in Florida. On January 22, 1987, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places. [29] The library was two stories tall, made of limestone and copper.
Haydon Burns Library in Jacksonville, ca. 1968 Colorful mural. When built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million, it was considered state of the art. The 126,000 sq ft (11,700 m 2), three-story building was designed by local architect Taylor Hardwick, who designed dozens of other buildings in Jacksonville starting in the mid-1950s including the Skinner Dairy chain and Friendship Fountain and Park.
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. 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 ]
The Cullman County Public Library System (CCPLS) is a public library system located in north central Alabama. The main branch is located in Downtown Cullman, Alabama. The library system consists of five branch locations and bookmobile service that serves all of Cullman County, Alabama. The library system is guided by the Public Library Board of ...
The Alabama Library Association (ALLA) is a professional organization for Alabama's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. It was founded on November 21, 1904, in Montgomery. [1] Thomas Owen, director of the Alabama Department of Archives, was the association's first President from 1904 through 1920. [1]