Southwest Georgia Library System, serving an area of 52,000 residents, has a collection of 138,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,200 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,200 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 18 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 2 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $189,000. Patrons make 220,000 visits annually, and check out materials 220,000 times. Thirty-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
301 S. Monroe Street, Bainbridge Georgia 31717
Telephone
229-248-2665
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Headland) Blanche R. Solomon Memorial Library
(Camilla) Desoto Trail Regional Library System
(Quincy) Gadsden County Public Library
(Dothan) Houston-Love Memorial Library
(Tallahassee) Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library
(Tallahassee) Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library
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01/11 Coming to The Bainbridge area
Azalea Festival Valdosta GA March9-10 Free admission to a festival drawing 20,000 people from all over the Southeast and beyond.
Springtime Tallahassee Tallahassee FL April6 The festival includes a lot of fun for families and friends, such as: the Grand Parade, Jubilee in the Park, Children's Park, and the entertainment stages throughout the Jubilee with local and national entertainment acts.
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!
Apalachicola Antique and Classic Boat Show Apalachicola FL April20 The Apalachicola Antique and Classic Boat Show will be held in the historic city of Apalachicola in the Panhandle of Florida. They generally get between 3,000-4,000 people.
Seabreeze Jazz Festival Panama City Beach FL April17-21 The ultimate weekend of smooth jazz comes to Florida's Emerald Coast! The Seabreeze Jazz Festival features the top names in smooth jazz--all coming to the Gulf Place Outdoor Amphitheater just east of Destin.
LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival Tallahassee FL April20-21 This annual two-day event draws tens of thousands of people to Tallahassee's downtown Chain of Parks from around the Big Bend/Southeast region to see 100+ artists who have traveled from all over the country to display their original works of fine art for sale and be judged by a juried panel in their media category.
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