The Henry County Library System (HCLS) is a

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

system consisting of five branches in Henry County, Georgia. The five branches are located in the towns of Stockbridge, Hampton, Locust Grove, and McDonough. HCLS is a member of

PINES A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...

, a program of the

Georgia Public Library Service The Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) is the state agency for libraries in the U.S. State of Georgia and a unit of the University System of Georgia. The service was initially founded in 1996 after the inception of the Library Services and Tec ...

that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia. Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to over 10.6 million books in the system's circulation. The library is also serviced by GALILEO, a program of the University System of Georgia which stands for "GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online". This program offers residents in supported libraries access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. It also boasts over 10,000 journal titles in full text. The library also has an agreement with Gordon State College to combine resources to better serve the students at the school. The McDonough branch additionally allows access to classroom space, computers, and other resource assistance on an as-needed basis for students.

Branches

Library systems in neighboring counties

DeKalb County Public Library The DeKalb County Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system of DeKalb County, Georgia in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The library system headquarters are at the Darro C. Willey Administrative Offices in Decatur, Georgia, Decatur. Its ...

to the north *

Conyers-Rockdale Library System The Conyers-Rockdale Library System (CRLS) is a public library located in Rockdale County, Georgia. It is home to one branch on Green Street, Conyers, Georgia, the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library. Conyers-Rockdale Library System is a member of PINES ...

to the north east *

Newton County Library System The Newton County Library System (NCLS) is a consortium of two public libraries in Newton County, Georgia, United States. The system has libraries in Covington. NCLS is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that cove ...

to the east *

Flint River Regional Library System The Flint River Regional Library System (FRRLS) is a collection of nine public library, public libraries in the Atlanta metropolitan area of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The library serves the residents of the following six counties: Butts Coun ...

to the south * Clayton County Library System to the west

References

External links

PINES catalog
County library systems in Georgia (U.S. state) Public libraries in Georgia (U.S. state) {{Library-org-stub