The Ohoopee Regional Library System is a

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system serving the counties of Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Tattnall, and Toombs,

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. The logo of the system features a

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, as the region is home to

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where the onions are grown. Ohoopee Regional Library System is a member of

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, 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 the system's collection of 10.6 million books. 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.

Branches

Library systems in neighboring counties

Oconee Regional Library System The Oconee Regional Library System (OCRL) is a public library system that serves the counties of Glascock, Laurens, Johnson, Treutlen, and Washington Georgia. The headquarters for the library system is in Dublin, Georgia and the system serves a p ...

to the north west. *

Statesboro Regional Public Libraries The Statesboro Regional Public Libraries (STRL) is a public library system that supports the counties of Bulloch, Bryan, Candler, Emanuel, and Evans Georgia. The central library is located in Statesboro, Georgia. STRL is a member of PINES, a p ...

to the north. *

Live Oak Public Libraries The Live Oak Public Libraries are a consortium of sixteen public libraries in the Savannah metropolitan area and Hinesville – Fort Stewart metropolitan area of Georgia, United States. The library provides services for Chatham County, Effingha ...

to the east. * Three Rivers Regional Library System to the east. *

Okefenokee Regional Library System The Okefenokee Regional Library System (OKRLS) is a public library system serving the counties of Ware, Appling, Bacon, Clinch, and Pierce, Georgia. The headquarters for the library system is the Waycross-Ware County Public Library located in Way ...

to the south. *

Satilla Regional Library System The Satilla Regional Library System is a public library system serving Atkinson County, and Coffee County, Georgia. The headquarters of the system is the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library located in Douglas, Georgia. The library system is a ...

to the south west. *

Ocmulgee Regional Library System The Ocmulgee Regional Library System (ORLS) is a public library system in the U.S. state of Georgia serving Dodge, Bleckley, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community ...

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