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Chestatee Regional Library System
LocationDawson and Lumpkin Counties
Established1953
Branches3 branches, 1 satellite branch
Collection
Size133,452 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation247,237 (2016)[1]
Population served56,075 (2016)[1]
Members19,872 (2016)[1]
Other information
DirectorLeslie Clark
Websitehttp://chestateelibrary.org/

The Chestatee Regional Library System (CRLS) is a system of four public libraries serving the counties of Dawson County, and Lumpkin County, Georgia.

The name Chestatee is from the Cherokee word meaning "place of the lights." This refers to the practice of hunting deer at night.[2]

CRLS is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia.[3] Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to over 10.6 million books in the system's circulation.[4] 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.[5]

History

The Chestatee Regional Library System was first founded in 1953 as a two-county regional library system serving the communities of Hall and Lumpkin Counties. In 1994, in an effort to mutually expand the resources of their libraries, Dawson County joined with Hall and Lumpkin to make the library system a tri-county consortium. However, shortly thereafter in 1997, Hall County withdrew from the system and began their own self-sufficient library system, the Hall County Library System made up of its own five branches.[2]

Branches

Name Address Website
Dawson County Library 342 Allen Street, Dawsonville, GA 30534 http://chestateelibrary.org/dawson-county-library/
Dawson County Satellite Branch 145 Liberty Drive, Dawsonville, GA 30534 http://chestateelibrary.org/chestatee-regional-satellite-library/
Headquarters Library 342 Allen Street, Dawsonville, GA 30534 http://chestateelibrary.org/headquarters/
Lumpkin County Library 342 Courthouse Hill, Dahlonega, GA 30533 http://chestateelibrary.org/lumpkin-county-library/

Library systems in neighboring counties

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "About - Chestatee". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ "PINES - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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