Service Spotlight

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

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

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

It's March once again. The sun is shining and leaves are returning to the trees. You decide to spend the morning outside with a good book, but March brings more than warmth and color. It brings wind. Gale force gusts blow your pages askew and make you lose your place. You're losing a war against a force of nature, and your book is caught in the crossfire. You need an alternative way to meet your literary needs, but how can you still support your local library? Introducing: