Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System, serving an area of 23,000 residents, has a collection of 81,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,150 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 13 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $48,000. Patrons make 100,000 visits annually, and check out materials 115,000 times. Forty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
106 South Community Drive, Sylvania Georgia 30467
Telephone
912-564-7526
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Beaufort) Beaufort County Library
(Sylvania) Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System
(Statesboro) Statesboro Regional Library System
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01/11 Coming to The Sylvania area
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.
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.
Colleton County Rice Festival Walterboro SC April26-28 Rice Run-Walk, Dog Show, Open Car Show. Performance by Common Ground.
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.
Hazlehurst BBQ Fest Hazlehurst GA May3-4 The competition is sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association.
Indie South Fair Athens GA May4 The event includes musical performances, DJs, food carts, workshops, kids' crafting and a vintage market.
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