The Gilmer County Public Library is a modern facility with over 20,000 volumes, audiovisual equipment, computers, internet access, CD-ROM, and microfilm, all for public use. A children's Coordinator provides a variety of children's programs including preschool storytime, after-school programs, and Summer Reading Club. A member of the Sequoyah Regional Library System, the library boasts fully automated circulation and catalog. The facility also houses a special collections room for genealogy and local history. A public meeting room is available which will seat up to 50 people. For more information call 706-635-4528.
Gilmer County Public Library
268 Calvin Jackson Drive, Ellijay, Georgia 30540
Anita D. Summers - Library Manager
Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m
Services:
Reference Assistance • Interlibrary Loan • Internet Access • Study/Computer rooms
Computers • Meeting room facilities • Copier • FAX machine • Microfilm
reader/printers • Audiovisual Equipment • Voter registration • Income tax forms
Display case Collections • Programs for children and adults
Children's Department:
Picture books • Beginning readers • Easy chapter books • Large print books
Books-on-Cassette • Magazines • Computer games (in-house use)
Literature based programs • Summer Reading Club
Book Talk Kids
Youth Reading Club - Ages 11 -15
Meets first Wednesday of each month. Call or come by the Library for more information.
Festival of Trees - The Festival of Trees is held during the month of December. This popular community event is organized and hosted by the Gilmer County Library. Local businesses and civic organizations provide and decorate theme trees for viewing by the public. Entry forms are distributed in August. An Opening Celebration Night is held during the first week of December.
Special Collections Room - The library's Special Collection contains many family histories, county histories, and miscellaneous genealogical resources for Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Census records for Gilmer County (and some other counties) are available on microfilm and many are indexed in print form. A vertical file contains information submitted by genealogists. A researcher file registers genealogists by ancestor/family name.
History of the Library - The Gilmer County Library was founded on June 26, 1940, and opened July 1, 1940, in the county Court House as part of a federal project. From 1943 to 1977, the library was housed on the old Ellijay High School/Elementary School campus. In 1977, a permanent library building was completed at the present location. An addition and renovation project was completed in 1991. The library's circulation and catalog were automated at that time. The Gilmer County Library has been part of the Sequoyah Regional Library System since 1959.
Friends of the Library - Friends of the Library is a nonprofit, volunteer organization formed to work with the Gilmer County Library in obtaining funding and promoting the library's services. The Friends help fund special needs not otherwise covered in the library's budget. A book sale is held each year. Membership forms are available at the library or you may contact the Friends of the Gilmer County Library at P.O. Box 2521, Ellijay, GA 30540.
Directions to the Gilmer County Library:
The library is located at 103 Dalton Street (Hwy. 52 West), on the northwest corner of the downtown Ellijay square, next door to the Gilmer County Commissioner's office. A public parking lot is accessible from the rear library entrance.
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