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Sequoyah Regional Library System is partnering with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to host the Winship Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit this September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The initiative aims to eliminate barriers to healthcare by offering no-cost, on-the-go PSA blood tests, with no physical exam, for men ages 40 to 75. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men in Georgia. Winsh

Join us for Local Author Market 2026 at R.T. Jones Memorial Library on September 14! Meet the authors, learn about their works, and shop the local author marketplace. Grab a sticker card at the event and visit three author tables to be entered to win a SRLS Swag Bag! Don't miss your opportunity to discover your new favorite local read- Local Author Market only happens once a year! Meet This Year's Authors Children's Authors Lydia Kennedy Three Peas in a Pod From the Author: T

What an incredible Summer Discovery with our community! From June 1 through July 31, over 1,500 community members joined the challenge to read all summer long, attend exciting events, and complete fun activities with their local library. Take a look at our 2026 Summer Discovery Snapshot: Total Active Participants 1,559 Literacy Activities Completed 39,144 Number of Summer Discovery Programs 257 Program Attendance 9,708 Literacy Activities per Participant 25.1 Patrons per Prog

City of Jasper Mayor Kirk Raffield visited the Pickens County Library on August 7 as part of the Mayor’s Reading Club initiative. Mayor Raffield along with his team read a storybook aloud and participated in a craft with community members in attendance. The event took place in the Pickens County Library Community Room, where community members could meet with Mayor Raffield and listen to his team read one of the "Waffles the Cat" storybooks. Launched in 2022, the goal of the M

As we transition from the excitement of our all-ages Summer Discovery challenge to the start of a new school year, our focus at Sequoyah Regional Library System shifts to supporting our students, educators, and lifelong learners. While you are busy checking off items on your school supply list, we encourage you to add one more essential tool: a library visit. Whether you need a quiet place to study, access to Chromebooks for a school project, or just a great "back-to-school"

Sequoyah Regional Library System is proud to announce no-cost access to Google Career Certificates and the Google AI Professional Certificate for cardholders, made available through a partnership between Georgia Public Library Service and Google. These courses will help Georgians build essential job skills in high-growth fields, including flexible, online training to support career advancement and business growth. The Google Career Certificates program enables users to earn p

Sequoyah Regional Library System's current Strategic Plan is coming to an end and we're seeking community input to help create our new one. While the current Strategic Plan was for 2022 through 2026, the new Strategic Plan will be for 2027-2031. SRLS invites all community members, with and without SRLS library cards, to stop by at our upcoming Drop-In Community Input Events. Attendees will move through different stations of information at their own pace, with staff present at

Pickens County Library Branch Manager Katie Dobson (center) helps bury the America250 Time Capsule. On Wednesday, July 1, Pickens County Library Branch Manager Katie Dobson participated in the City of Jasper America250 Time Capsule Burial at Perrow Park in Downtown Jasper. The time capsule was filled with items from local organizations, including Sequoyah Regional Library System. SRLS contributed one of our limited edition America250 library cards and a rack card detailing th

Have you ever wanted to participate in one of Sequoyah Regional Library System's reading quests but didn't know where to start? You're in the right place! In this blog, we'll introduce you to the Beanstack App, guide you through the steps of creating an account, and share some extra tips that even regular Beanstack users may not know. Tip: Interested in learning more about Beanstack with a SRLS staff member? Schedule an Ask Us! session for one-on-one assistance in person, by

Discover new adventures in Cherokee County when you check out an experience pass from Sequoyah Regional Library System! Experience passes allow community members admission to local attractions at no cost. Enjoy the arts and explore our local history with three available Experience Passes to Cherokee County locations! Woodstock Arts Experience Pass This pass serves as a ticket to admit up to 4 persons into a Woodstock Arts theatre production at no cost. There is so much to enj

Young readers and their families celebrated their early literacy accomplishments at the annual Sequoyah Regional Library System 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation and Celebration ceremony on May 19, 2026. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative supports young readers and their families in fostering a love for reading at an early age. Those who succeed in reading 1000 books before starting kindergarten are celebrated at the annual 1000 Books Before Kindergarten gr

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, in partnership with Coosa Valley Credit Union, has donated $1,000 to Sequoyah Regional Library System in recognition of retiring educators from the Cherokee County School District. The donation will be used to purchase materials for the library locations in Cherokee county.

Sequoyah Regional Library System has received a $250 donation from State Representative Rick Jasperse to support prizes for the Slice of Summer Challenge. The Slice of Summer Challenge encourages community members to read for 30 minutes every day during the month of May for the chance to win a $10 gift card to a local pizza restaurant. With the $250 donation from Representative Jasperse, SRLS has purchased 10 $10 gift cards from Night Train Pizza in Marble Hill and 15 $10 gif

By Cat M., Youth Services Specialist - Ball Ground Public Library For many folks, finding delight at your job feels akin to finding a needle in a haystack. But as I approach my seventh (seventh?!) summer as an SRLS staff member, I can confidently say that I get to see joy happening around me at work everyday. But you don’t have to take my admittedly-biased word for it. Our library system has its own feedback tool called Sequoyah Stories, where patrons can share their positive

By Alayna N., Collection Services Assistant This National Library Week show your library love by checking out one or more of these titles all about the joy and magic of libraries. For Kids I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy By Mychal Threets Illustrated by Lorraine Nam Mychal Threets – “The Internet’s Librarian” and the host of the newly relaunched Reading Rainbow – takes you on a tour of the library: a place packed with activities, games, books and more;

It’s National Library Workers’ Day! From shelving your favorite books to planning no cost community events, your SRLS staff love connecting our community with opportunities to explore, learn, and create. Hear from some of our staff members about what they love about serving their community at the library! What is your favorite part of working at the library? “I love seeing all the library visitors who come from such different backgrounds and helping them find what they were s

The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Georgia Farm Bureau and Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) are jointly promoting agricultural literacy by donating copies of the children’s book “I Love Blueberries” to Sequoyah Regional Library System. The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) and Georgia EMC have given each county Farm Bureau in Georgia enough books for every public library in the county. The Cherokee County Farm Bureau, Pickens County Farm Bureau, and G

Enjoy a fun read while exploring local trails with Trail Story! Every year, Sequoyah Regional Library System partners with local organizations to promote literacy and exercise by placing fun story-page signs for community members to read as they enjoy their walk. SRLS is excited to partner with the following organizations for this year’s Trail Stories: City of Woodstock Parks and Recreation, Cherokee Recreation and Parks, and the Pickens County Recreation Department. To cel

Did you know that you can access digital magazines at no cost with your library card? With digital magazines, community members can access the latest and most popular titles at home or on the go! Sequoyah Regional Library System patrons are able to browse and read a variety of magazines on the Libby app or a web browser. Titles are always available and don’t count against the library’s borrowing limit. Several titles provide access to past issues; those that do will have an

What is GALILEO? GALILEO is an online portal that connects library users all across the state of Georgia to databases, academic journals, magazines, government publications and more. GALILEO includes many wonderful resources, including the following: Mango Languages Mango Languages is a language learning website that offers interactive lessons for more than 70 different languages. Consumer Reports Consumer Reports is an independent nonprofit that tests, researches, and re