Chattooga County Library System

The Chattooga County Library System (CCLS) was a public library system consisting of two libraries in Chattooga County, Georgia, in the northwest region of the state. On 1 November 2020, the library system merged with the Sara Hightower Regional Library System.[2] The library headquarters and main branch is located in Summerville with a second, smaller branch in Trion.

Chattooga County Library System
LocationChattooga County, Georgia
Branches2
Collection
Size65,470 (2017)[1]
Access and use
Circulation86,332 (2017)[1]
Population served25,204 (2017)[1]
Members7,345 (2017)[1]
Other information
DirectorSusan Stephens
Websitehttp://chattoogacountylibrary.org/

CCLS is a part of PINES, a public library network of 281 libraries in 140 counties throughout Georgia. Any resident of Georgia may receive a PINES library card which allows them access to any of the 8 million books in its collection across the state.[3] The library is also member of GALILEO, Georgia's ‘virtual library’ which facilitates online access to over 100 databases (including magazine articles and online books) for researchers and students on a wide variety of topics.[4]

Library systems in neighboring counties

References
  1. "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Library Merger Happening November 1st". WRGA. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020. The Summerville News reported on Thursday that the Chattooga County Library’s merger with the Sarah Hightower Regional Library will be completed on November 1st.
  3. "PINES - About". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 22 March 2017.


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