Troup-Harris Regional Library

The Troup-Harris Regional Library (THRL) is a public library system serving the counties of Troup, and Harris, Georgia. The central library, LaGrange Memorial, is located in LaGrange, Georgia.

Troup-Harris Regional Library
The LaGrange Memorial Library
Established2007
LocationTroup and Harris Counties, Georgia
Branches3
Collection
Size206,095 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation260,978 (2016)[1]
Population served105,172 (2016)[1]
Members27,351 (2016)[1]
Other information
DirectorKeith Schuermann
Websitehttp://www.thrl.org/

THRL is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia.[2] Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to the system's collection of 10.6 million books.[3] The library is also serviced by GALILEO, a program of the University System of Georgia which stands for "GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online". This program offers residents in supported libraries access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. It also boasts over 10,000 journal titles in full text.[4]

History

The Troup-Harris Regional Library officially began in 2007 after neighboring Coweta County left the system in 2007 to begin their own.[5]

In December 2016 the library system opened their first new building for the city of Hoganville. This library was the result of a $1.12 million SPLOST fund that was matched by $2 million from the state of Georgia.[6] This new library has over 11,200 square feet of space for book stacks, meetings areas, and computers, and replaced the old 3,000 square foot building which was too small to house the branch's entire collection.[7] Groundbreaking for a second library, to replace the current Harris County Library, began on March 21, 2017.[8]

Branches
Harris County Public Library
NameAddress
Harris County Public Library138 N. College Street, Hamilton, GA 31811
Hogansville Public Library310 Johnson St, Hogansville, GA 30230
LaGrange Memorial Library115 Alford Street, LaGrange, GA 30240

Library systems in neighboring counties

References
  1. "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "PINES - About". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. "2007 Athens-Clarke County Library/Athens Regional Library Board Minutes". ATHENS -CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD. January 9, 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. Hill, Alicia B. (December 14, 2016). "Hogansville Opens New Library". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. Jones, Tyler H (October 21, 2015). "Hogansville library project moves forward". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. "Breaking new ground" (PDF). Georgia Public Library Service. GPLS News. June 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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