TRRL is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia.[2] Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to the system's collection of 10.6 million books.[3] 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.[4]
The founding of the Three Rivers Regional Library System may be attributed to the first library in Wayne County, as this county is the home of the current central headquarters for the system. Built in 1937 through efforts by the Works Progress Administration, the Wayne County Library started off with a small, inadequate building. By the end of 1938 many of the books in the collection were already in bad repair, and public funding of the library was minimal. Constant financial support was afforded to the library by the Georgia Library Commission for its first decade in order to stay afloat.[5]
Towards the beginning of 1950 the Tecoma Garden Club helped to alleviate some of the library's financial issues. The club first secured permission and petitioned interested parties for monies to construct a library space in the local Community House. The initial goal of $2,000 was met and exceeded, and in the end the Garden Club has raised $6,000 to be used for the project. In order to incorporate the ideologies of the Garden Club with the wishes of the Public Library blueprints called for a library which included large windows and French doors looking out onto a grassed terrace, nestled in a grove of pine trees. Due to problems in construction the entire $6,000 fund was spent before the building saw completion. The City of Jesup provided $200 for plumbing and heating, and the rest of the $2,000 deficit was raised through more efforts by the Garden Club. The library officially opened on November 9, 1949, and is the building which is still in use today.[5]
The library holds a WPA mural titled "General Oglethorpe Concludes a Treaty of Amity and Peace with the Creek Indians – May 18, 1733", painted in Jesup's United States post office in 1938 by David Hutchison.
Regional Historyedit
The next county of the system to have a library was Camden County, which began its library also in 1949. Throughout the next fifty years six neighboring counties joined the system, and in 2000 the name was officially changed to Three Rivers Regional Library System.[6]
In 2010 disagreements broke out between the library in Glynn County and the rest of the system. By 2013 Glynn County formed its own library system in the county seat, Brunswick, called the Marshes of Glynn Libraries.[7]
^ abMartin, Bobby B (1990). Wayne County Georgia: Its History and Its People. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation. pp. 140–142. ISBN0-88107-159-5.
^"About Us Three Rivers Regional Library System". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^Morrison, Mike (June 28, 2013). "Three Rivers Regional Library leaves Brunswick for Jesup". The Florida Times Union. jacksonville.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
External linksedit
PINES catalog
November 13, 2023
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The Three Rivers Regional Library System TRRL is a public library system that serves the counties of Brantley Camden Charlton Long McIntosh and Wayne Georgia United States The administrative office of the system is located in Jesup Three Rivers Regional Library SystemBryan Lang Library Camden CountyLocationSoutheast GeorgiaEstablished2000Branches9CollectionSize275 003 2016 1 Access and useCirculation308 957 2016 1 Population served147 773 2016 1 Members86 176 2016 1 Other informationDirectorDiana VeryWebsitehttp threeriverslibraries org The library system is named after the three rivers that course through Southeast Georgia the St Marys River the Altamaha River and the Satilla River TRRL is a member of PINES a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia 2 Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to the system s collection of 10 6 million books 3 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 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 Wayne County Library 1 2 Regional History 2 Branches 3 Library systems in neighboring counties 4 References 5 External linksHistory editWayne County Library edit nbsp The Wayne County LibraryThe founding of the Three Rivers Regional Library System may be attributed to the first library in Wayne County as this county is the home of the current central headquarters for the system Built in 1937 through efforts by the Works Progress Administration the Wayne County Library started off with a small inadequate building By the end of 1938 many of the books in the collection were already in bad repair and public funding of the library was minimal Constant financial support was afforded to the library by the Georgia Library Commission for its first decade in order to stay afloat 5 Towards the beginning of 1950 the Tecoma Garden Club helped to alleviate some of the library s financial issues The club first secured permission and petitioned interested parties for monies to construct a library space in the local Community House The initial goal of 2 000 was met and exceeded and in the end the Garden Club has raised 6 000 to be used for the project In order to incorporate the ideologies of the Garden Club with the wishes of the Public Library blueprints called for a library which included large windows and French doors looking out onto a grassed terrace nestled in a grove of pine trees Due to problems in construction the entire 6 000 fund was spent before the building saw completion The City of Jesup provided 200 for plumbing and heating and the rest of the 2 000 deficit was raised through more efforts by the Garden Club The library officially opened on November 9 1949 and is the building which is still in use today 5 The library holds a WPA mural titled General Oglethorpe Concludes a Treaty of Amity and Peace with the Creek Indians May 18 1733 painted in Jesup s United States post office in 1938 by David Hutchison Regional History edit The next county of the system to have a library was Camden County which began its library also in 1949 Throughout the next fifty years six neighboring counties joined the system and in 2000 the name was officially changed to Three Rivers Regional Library System 6 In 2010 disagreements broke out between the library in Glynn County and the rest of the system By 2013 Glynn County formed its own library system in the county seat Brunswick called the Marshes of Glynn Libraries 7 Branches edit nbsp Charlton County Library nbsp Brantley County LibraryName AddressBrantley County Library 14046 Cleveland Street East mailing address P O Box 1090 Nahunta GA 31553Camden County Public Library 1410 Highway 40 East Kingsland GA 31548Charlton Public Library 1291 Indian Trail Folkston GA 31537Hog Hammock Public Library 1023 Hillery Lane P O Box 69 Sapelo Island GA 31327Ida Hilton Public Library 1105 North Way Darien GA 31305Long County Public Library 28 South Main Street Ludowici GA 31316St Marys Public Library 100 Herb Bauer Drive St Marys GA 31558Wayne County Library 759 Sunset Boulevard Jesup GA 31545Woodbine Public Library 103 East 8th Street Woodbine GA 31569Library systems in neighboring counties editOhoopee Regional Library System to the north Live Oak Public Libraries to the northeast Marshes of Glynn Libraries to the east Okefenokee Regional Library System to the westReferences edit a b c d Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016 PDF Retrieved 10 April 2017 PINES About Retrieved 10 April 2017 PINES Facts PDF Retrieved 10 April 2017 GALILEO About Retrieved 10 April 2017 a b Martin Bobby B 1990 Wayne County Georgia Its History and Its People Dallas Texas Curtis Media Corporation pp 140 142 ISBN 0 88107 159 5 About Us Three Rivers Regional Library System Retrieved 10 April 2017 Morrison Mike June 28 2013 Three Rivers Regional Library leaves Brunswick for Jesup The Florida Times Union jacksonville com Retrieved 10 April 2017 External links editPINES catalog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Three Rivers Regional Library System amp oldid 1163105032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
