Jefferson County Library System

For the public library system in Pennsylvania, see Jefferson County, Pennsylvania § Libraries.
Jefferson County Library System
LocationJefferson County, Georgia
Branches3
Collection
Size66,543 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation60,604 (2016)[1]
Population served16,268 (2016)[1]
Members10,942 (2016)[1]
Other information
DirectorCarol Taylor
Websitehttp://jefferson.public.lib.ga.us/

The Jefferson County Library System (JCLS) is a public library system in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The system consists of three libraries, with headquarters in Louisville.

JCLS 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ "PINES - About". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "PINES Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "GALILEO - About". Retrieved 8 April 2017.