Library System
The two Habersham County Libraries joined with the Stephens County Library Program, with the exception of Toccoa, to form the Habersham-Stephens Regional Library System on July 15, 1944. White County joined the system on December 19, 1951, and the name was changed to the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System. Rabun County joined on August 14, 1956, and the City of Toccoa joined July 1, 1966, completing the system as it exists today. With its participation in the Georgia Library PINES (Georgia Library Public Information Network for Electronic Services) program, the Habersham Public libraries serve not only the residents of Habersham County, but also library users at 225 other participating libraries across the state. PINES lets library users check out and return books at any public library in Georgia, providing access to more than 7.5 million books, free of charge. Clarkesville LibraryClarkesville/Habersham County LibraryNortheast Georgia Regional Library Headquarters P.O. Box 2020 178 East Green Street Jefferson at Green Streets Clarkesville, GA 30523 Phone: 706-754-4413 Fax: 706-754-3479 Hours of Operation Monday: 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday: 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Clarkesville-Habersham County Library contains more than 40,000 items. Its Heritage Room houses a large collection of local and Georgia history and genealogy, and focuses on Habersham County and the northward migration path. Assistance in family research is available from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday. The library has computers with access to the Internet, Microsoft Excel, Publisher, Word, educational software for children and more. Books, videos, audio tapes and CDs may be checked out for two weeks. IRS forms are also available. Story hour for children on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Additional services for which there are charges include photocopying, faxing and laminating. Conference rooms are available by reservation for civic or church groups, business meetings, seminars, workshops, government agencies, nonprofit agencies, clubs and conferences. A small utilities fee is required of most groups. Used books are for sale from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. Cornelia LibraryCornelia/Habersham County Public Library301 North Main Street Cornelia, GA 30531 Phone & FAX: 706-778-2635 Hours of Operation Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Visit the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System website for more information. |
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Based in Clarkesville, the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System consists of six affiliated libraries in Habersham, Rabun, Stephens and White Counties. The Habersham branches are in Clarkesville and Cornelia. The four counties cover a geographical area of approximately 1,067 square miles.