Cherokee Regional Library System

The Cherokee Regional Library System (CRLS) is a public library system consisting of four libraries in the counties of Walker and Dade, Georgia. The central library, the Lafayette-Walker County Public Library, is located in LaFayette, Georgia.

Cherokee Regional Library System
LocationNorthwest Georgia
Branches4
Collection
Size166,178[1]
Access and use
Circulation210,871 (2016)[1]
Population served85,555 (2016)[1]
Members24,846 (2016)[1]
Other information
Budget$600,988 (2016)[2]
DirectorLecia Eubanks
Websitehttp://www.chrl.org

CRLS is a member 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 associated with 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] Each branch of the library also hosts their own Genealogy and Local History Room for patrons.[5]

History

Rossville Public Library

The Rossville Public Library was organized in 1942 as a product of the Works Progress Administration. Upon completion of the library, neighboring LaFayette, Georgia's library board approached the library in Rossville to request a regional library system be constructed between the two branches. This was the first iteration of the Cherokee Regional Library System.[6]

Branches
NameAddressWebsite
Chickamuga Public Library306 Cove Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707http://www.chrl.org/chickamauga-public-library/
Dade County Public Library102 Court Street, Trenton GA, 30752http://www.chrl.org/dade-county-public-library/
Lafayette-Walker County Public Library305 S. Duke Street, LaFayette GA, 30728http://www.chrl.org/lafayette-walker-county-public-library/
Rossville Public Library504 McFarland Avenue, Rossville GA, 30741http://www.chrl.org/rossville-public-library/

Library systems in neighboring counties

References
  1. "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. "CRLS FY17 Approved Budgets" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. "PINES - About". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. "CRLS Local History". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. Walker County Georgia Heritage 1833-1983. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company. 1984. p. 37.



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