Middle Georgia Regional Library System, serving an area of 270,000 residents, has a collection of 520,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,150 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 88 employees, of whom 18 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 14 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $480,000. Patrons make 1,050,000 visits annually, and check out materials 2,600,000 times. Twenty-one percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
1180 Washington Avenue, Macon Georgia 31201
Telephone
478-744-0800
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Griffin) Flint River Regional Library System
(Perry) Houston County Public Library System
(Macon) Middle Georgia Regional Library System
(Manchester) Pine Mountain Regional Library System
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01/10 Coming to The Macon area
Ozark Crawdad and Music Festival Ozark AL April20 This family & pet friendly festival is FREE to the public and
features Great Live Music, Wonderful Foods,
Arts & Craft Vendors, Children's Activity Area,
Sonic's Popular Hotdog Eating Contest,
the Crawdad 5k Run, Walk, or Crawl and much more!
Vidalia Onion Festival Vidalia GA April18-21 Cooking School, Miss and Little Miss Vidalia Onion Pageants, Onion Maze, Onion Cook-off, Tasting Competition, The Onion Run, parades, carnival, rodeo, street dance, onion shootgun shoot, as well as a Dutch oven cooking demonstration.
Georgia Strawberry Festival Art and Craft Show Reynolds GA April27 The Georgia Strawberry Festival Arts and Crafts Show invite you to Reynolds, Georgia for a funfilled day of arts and crafts, food, fun and entertainment as we celebrate strawberry season.
Madison Fest Madison GA April37 Madison Fest features solutions for living a considered and ""greener"" life. This daylong festival takes place on the last Saturday of April each year.
Inman Park Spring Festival Atlanta GA April27-28 During the last weekend in April each year, Inman Park proudly presents a neighborhood festival widely regarded as Atlanta's most spirited and eclectic. Highlights include: Atlanta's biggest Street Market, A juried Arts and Crafts Show, The city's quirkiest and most colorful Parade, The Tour of Homes, Live music, A Dance Festival, Children's Activities, Food and beverages.
Sacred Heart Garden Festival Augusta GA April26-28 Historic Sacred Heart Cultural Center in downtown Augusta, GA will be the focus for classic southern gardening during its annual garden festival. Join us as we celebrate the advent of spring and raise funds to support the magnificent sacred heart cultural center.
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