Georgia Senate Bill 74 (2024) proposes a major change to how libraries serve the public by removing long-standing legal protections for librarians and library staff when it comes to materials that may be deemed “harmful to minors.”

Some people learn best through hands-on experiences; they need to touch, tinker, and experiment to absorb new information. If that sounds like you, you’re in for a treat—libraries throughout Georgia are launching on-site creative labs to accommodate the diverse learning needs of their communities.

Public libraries strive to serve their communities in any way they can. Of course, this includes community members with different accessibility needs, such as senior citizens who may have difficulty accessing the library’s resources as easily as they could in their youth.

The Georgia Public Library Service is always looking for new ways to serve its citizens. This often leads to collaborating with other government agencies that are instrumental in improving the quality of life for Georgia residents. One recent collaboration with the Georgia Department of Human Services aims to make essential social services more accessible to Georgia communities.

Let’s face it, it’s hard to find a good job nowadays. Even though it seems like everyone’s hiring, it’s so needlessly difficult to get a callback or schedule an interview, and even if you manage that, getting the job still feels like a toss of the coin. For many Americans, this has become a point of frustration, but that frustration doesn’t have to last forever. Here’s how Georgia libraries are helping simplify the job-hunting process and match people with their dream jobs.

Almost two decades ago, Andy Spinks had an idea. It occurred to him that many libraries had a video studio, but few, if any, had an audio studio. Around that time, the makerspace movement took off, and how school libraries are viewed as creative hubs began to evolve.