Category: Announcements

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All branches of the Chestatee Regional Library System will be closed on Monday, November 11th to observe Veterans’ Day.

Establishing early literacy is vital to cultivating academic success that continues into adulthood. Georgia Public Library Service has partnered with public libraries across Georgia to encourage parents to read 1000 books with their children before the age of 5 through the 1000 Books B4 Kindergarten program. The Lumpkin County Library would like to invite those […]

Throughout the month of November, Chestatee Regional Library System will accept 2 cans or boxes of non-perishable food for each dollar ($1.00) worth of fines. Please note that fines can only be removed from items owned by, checked out from, and returned to Dawson and Lumpkin County Libraries. The food we collect will be distributed […]

According to Publishers Weekly, the American Library Association (ALA) has delivered a written report to the House Judiciary Committee telling lawmakers that “unfair behavior by digital market actors,” including Amazon and some major publishers, is “doing concrete harm to libraries.” Click here to read the full Publishers Weekly article.

Lumpkin County Library has been featured in a Public Broadcasting Atlanta news article about broadband internet availability in Georgia. Read the article here!

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Beginning November 1, 2019, Macmillan Publishers will allow libraries to purchase only one copy of each new eBook title for the first eight weeks after a book’s release. Here’s the truth: Limiting access to new titles for libraries means limiting access for readers like you. Click here to sign the ALA’s petition to Macmillan Publishers, and […]