Cherokee Regional Library System
Library system in Georgia, United States
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The Cherokee Regional Library System (CRLS) is a public library system consisting of four libraries in the counties of Walker and Dade, Georgia. The central library, the Lafayette-Walker County Public Library, is located in LaFayette, Georgia.
| Cherokee Regional Library System | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Northwest Georgia |
| Branches | 4 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 208,942 (2020)[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 192122 (2020)[1] |
| Population served | 85,772 (2020)[1] |
| Members | 27,749 (2020)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $600,988 (2016)[2] |
| Director | Lecia Eubanks |
| Website | http://www.chrl.org |
CRLS is a member of PINES, a public library network of 281 libraries in 140 counties throughout Georgia. Any resident of Georgia may receive a PINES library card which allows them access to any of the 8 million books in its collection across the state.[3] The library is also associated with GALILEO, Georgia's ‘virtual library’ which facilitates online access to over 100 databases (including magazine articles and online books) for researchers and students on a wide variety of topics.[4] Each branch of the library also hosts their own Genealogy and Local History Room for patrons.[5]
History
Rossville Public Library
The Rossville Public Library was organized in 1942 as a product of the Works Progress Administration. Upon completion of the library, neighboring LaFayette, Georgia's library board approached the library in Rossville to request a regional library system be constructed between the two branches. This was the first iteration of the Cherokee Regional Library System.[6]
Branches
| Name | Address | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Chickamuga Public Library | 306 Cove Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707 | http://www.chrl.org/chickamauga-public-library/ |
| Dade County Public Library | 102 Court Street, Trenton GA, 30752 | http://www.chrl.org/dade-county-public-library/ |
| Lafayette-Walker County Public Library | 305 S. Duke Street, LaFayette GA, 30728 | http://www.chrl.org/lafayette-walker-county-public-library/ |
| Rossville Public Library | 504 McFarland Avenue, Rossville GA, 30741 | http://www.chrl.org/rossville-public-library/ |
Library systems in neighboring counties
- Chattooga County Library System to the south.
- Northwest Georgia Regional Library System to the east.
- Catoosa County Library to the east.
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