The Troup-Harris Regional Library (THRL) is a public library system serving the counties of Troup, and Harris, Georgia, United States. The central library, LaGrange Memorial, is located in LaGrange, Georgia.
| Troup-Harris Regional Library | |
|---|---|
 | |
 The LaGrange Memorial Library | |
| Location | Troup and Harris Counties, Georgia |
| Established | 2007 |
| Branches | 3 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 206,095 (2016)[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 260,978 (2016)[1] |
| Population served | 105,172 (2016)[1] |
| Members | 27,351 (2016)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Keith Schuermann |
| Website | http://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
editThe 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, meeting 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
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| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Harris County Public Library | 138 N. College Street, Hamilton, GA 31811 |
| Hogansville Public Library | 310 Johnson St, Hogansville, GA 30230 |
| LaGrange Memorial Library | 115 Alford Street, LaGrange, GA 30240 |
Library systems in neighboring counties
edit- West Georgia Regional Library to the north
- Coweta Public Library System to the north east
- Pine Mountain Regional Library System to the east
- Chattahoochee Valley Libraries to the south
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "PINES - About". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "2007 Athens-Clarke County Library/Athens Regional Library Board Minutes". ATHENS -CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD. January 9, 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Hill, Alicia B. (December 14, 2016). "Hogansville Opens New Library". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Jones, Tyler H (October 21, 2015). "Hogansville library project moves forward". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Breaking new ground" (PDF). Georgia Public Library Service. GPLS News. June 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2017.