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PINES What is PINES? Who can use PINES? Visit any participating PINES library to get started. What does PINES have to offer you, as a library user? Who manages PINES?

Georgia Library PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services) is the public library automation and lending network for 300 libraries and service outlets in 52 library systems throughout Georgia. PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services) is Georgia’s “borderless library” system that allows PINES card holders free access to books and other materials in more than 275 lib

rary branch and affiliated service locations throughout the state. Every resident of Georgia is eligible to receive a free PINES library card, even if your local library system is not a member of the PINES network. Access to 9.6 million books and other materials that can be checked out from and returned to any participating library free of charge. Search the online catalog. Free delivery of books from other libraries throughout the state to your home library. Service through 252 branch libraries and more than 20 other affiliated service locations in 53 regional library systems covering 144 Georgia counties. See list of participating libraries. Ability to renew your books and place holds online. An easy-to-use Kids' Catalog that focuses exclusively on youth materials. How does the PINES team assist library staff? The PINES team assists the employees of all 53 PINES member library systems with PINES-related issues and training on the Evergreen software. We provide documentation on policies and procedures, in-person and online training opportunities, and assistance through the Help Desk. Library staff members may also subscribe to the PINES list-servs to join the always-helpful PINES community and keep up to date on issues that other PINES member libraries are facing. PINES is a program of the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS), which itself is a unit of the University System of Georgia. Learn more about PINES.

05/12/2026

An updated version of the PINES app is now available for both iOS and Android devices. Please go to your app store and download the latest version! (If you access your account through the app on multiple devices, please be sure to download the update for each of them.)

05/04/2026

PINES servers will be offline for routine maintenance after hours on Tuesday, May 12 from 9pm to approximately 10pm.

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Please fill out the PINES Annual Patron Satisfaction Survey! This helps us to prioritize which aspects of PINES we shoul...
04/23/2026

Please fill out the PINES Annual Patron Satisfaction Survey! This helps us to prioritize which aspects of PINES we should focus the most effort on.

This survey is available April 19-25, 2026.

02/16/2026

The annual PINES software upgrade has been completed ahead of schedule! Most services have been restored with the exception of online library card registration and renewal.

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02/09/2026

PINES will be offline from Saturday, February 14 at 6pm through Tuesday, February 17 at 6am for our annual software upgrade. Please check your local library to determine whether they will be open during this time.

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02/09/2026

Verizon has shut down their SMS gateway service, which prevents PINES from sending text notifications to Verizon customers.

If you are a Verizon customer, please take a moment to update your PINES notifications preferences by either using the PINES app and allowing push notifications, or by logging into your https://gapines.org account and going to Preferences > Notifications and selecting the option to get notifications by email.

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01/23/2026

Libraries affected by the upcoming icy weather may be either opening late or closed on Monday. Please check with your local library to be sure they are open before visiting on Monday. We hope everyone remains safe and warm!

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12/31/2025

As of January 1, 2026, the Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library System has divided into two separate systems: Eastern Regional Library System (consisting of Burke, Lincoln, and Warren counties) and Columbia County Library System.

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12/03/2025

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DECEMBER 13, 6 PM

The PINES System Administration team will be performing an upgrade of PostgreSQL, the database software that supports Evergreen, on Saturday, December 13, beginning at 6 p.m. All production services will be offline during this maintenance, including third-party (SIP2) access. The maintenance is expected to be complete by midnight.

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