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In 2008 Fulton County voters approved a $275 million library bond referendum, which provides money for renovation and construction of library facilities in Fulton County. The plan includes money for eight new libraries, a new central library, expansions of two libraries, and renovations of 23 branch libraries.
The Atlanta Central Library in Downtown Atlanta is the main library and headquarters of the Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System. [1] The visual conceptualization of the building was influenced by mid-century modernism and the International Style, with the exterior cladding and surface being Béton Brut; an architectural aesthetic that later became known as Brutalism or Brutalist.
This is a list of all public library systems in Georgia, United States, serviced under the Georgia Public Library Service. [1] Georgia has 62 library systems [2] consisting of 387 branches serving its 159 counties. [3]
The Atlanta-Fulton County Library system began in 1902 as the Carnegie Library of Atlanta, one of the first public libraries in the United States. In 1935, the city of Atlanta and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners signed a contract under which library service was extended to all of Fulton County.
The Gloversville Public Library, located at 58 East Fulton Street in Gloversville, Fulton County, New York, was constructed in 1904 with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 3,000 such Carnegie libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919, and one of 107 in New York State.
The library opened on May 14, 1994, with 50,000 square feet of space at a cost of $10 million. [5] It became the second public library in the United States focused on black history and culture. [5] The renovation completed in 2016, led by Perkins and Will, expanded the library to 106,500 square feet. [9]
Pages in category "County library systems in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Athens Regional Library System; Athens-Clarke County Library; Atlanta Central Library; Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System; Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History; Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System; Azalea Regional Library System