R.T. Jones Memorial Library

09/02/2026

Calling all artists in Cherokee, Pickens, and Gilmer counties! We want YOU to design our first ever annual SRLS postcard! 🎨📬

To celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month, we're hosting a contest for community members to design our first ever annual postcard.

The winning postcard will be voted on by the community and available throughout 2027 as a free postcard and magnet while supplies last. The name of the winning postcard designer will be credited on the final design.

Interested in entering a design? Here's how you can be our first postcard artist!
📚 Sign-up for a SRLS library card if you do not already have one
🖌️Download or pick-up a postcard design template from any SRLS location or create your own design (must be 6 inches by 4 inches)
✅ Submit your design in person at any SRLS location or digitally on our website by September 30, 2026

Submit your design digitally here:
🔗 bit.ly/SRLS-PostcardContest2027

Ready, set, create!

09/01/2026

We're only TWO WEEKS away from Local Author Market 2026! 📚🖋️

With 15 Local Authors, a special authors panel, and a chance to win a library swag bag, you won't want to miss this once-a-year event.

Details:
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 4:30pm - 7:30pm
📍 R.T. Jones Memorial Library

Collect a sticker card at the event and visit three author tables to be entered to win a SRLS swag bag!

Visit our website to learn more about this year's authors:
🔗 bit.ly/SRLS-LocalAuthorMarket2026

08/28/2026

All SRLS Locations will be closed for Labor Day on September 7, 2026.

Please visit our website for up-to-date information regarding library closings:
🔗 SequoyahRegionalLibrary.org/closings

08/26/2026

We're excited to partner with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to host the Winship Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit this September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

The initiative aims to eliminate barriers to healthcare by offering no-cost, on-the-go PSA blood tests, with no physical exam, for men ages 40 to 75.

Event Details:

🔵 The prominent "big blue bus" will visit R.T. Jones Memorial Library on Thursday, September 10, from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
🔵 Blood test only, no physical exam
🔵 Walk-ins are fully welcome and pre-registration is optional.
🔵 No insurance required.

Learn more on our website:
🔗 bit.ly/SRLS-MobileScreeningUnit

08/25/2026

Read Books, Win a Free Atlanta Hawks Ticket! 📚🏀

Students K-12 who read five books earn 1 FREE youth ticket to a select Hawks game during the 2026-2027 season.

Learn more here:
🔗 bit.ly/SRLS-HawksCheckItOut

08/19/2026

Get ready for NO COST events at the library this September! 📚🎉

See full program details and register for select programs here:
🔗 bit.ly/Calendar-SRLS

08/13/2026

Grow with Google at SRLS! 💻🎉

We're excited to announce no-cost access to Google Career Certificates for SRLS cardholders, made available through a partnership between Georgia Public Library Service and Google.

Whether you're looking to start a new career, advance in your current role, or build valuable skills for the future, this program provides the resources and flexibility to help you achieve your goals.

Limited space is available- if enrollment is full, community members will be added to a waitlist and notified when space becomes available.

Learn more:
🔗 bit.ly/SRLS-GrowWithGoogle

07/30/2026

Summer may be coming to an end, but your local library has fun events at NO COST all year round! 📚🎉

Check out our calendar to see all of our exciting events this August.

See full program details and register for select programs here:
🔗 bit.ly/Calendar-SRLS

07/21/2026

Help us shape the future of the library! August 8, 10:00am - 12:00pm, R. T. Jones will be hosting a Community Input Drop-In Event!

Help us shape the future of the library! 📚☀️

Our current Strategic Plan is coming to an end and we're looking for community input to help us create our new one.

Please stop by anytime at one of the following Community Input Drop-In Events to help us shape the future of the library!

☀️ August 1, 10:00am - 12:00pm | Pickens County Library
☀️ August 1, 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Gilmer County Library
☀️ August 4, 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Gilmer County Library
☀️ August 6, 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Woodstock Public Library
☀️ August 8, 10:00am - 12:00pm | R.T. Jones Memorial Library
☀️ August 11, 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Pickens County Library