Elbert County Public Library

09/08/2026

We want to hear from you! Over the past several months, patrons have inquired about an additional timeslot for our weekly Children's Storytime program. Children's Storytime, hosted at 10:30 each Tuesday, encourages children 0-6 participate in fun music, craft, and read-aloud activities.

We want to make our children's programming accessible to as many families as possible. With this in mind, we have created a survey to gauge interest and determine what additional timeslot would work best for the most families. This additional timeslot would be a repeat of the 10:30 Tuesday story time program. If your family currently attends story time, or would be interested in doing so in the future, please take the time to fill out this brief survey. Your feedback helps us to better meet the needs of our community!

Take the survey: https://forms.gle/XEiFe4uvypC6mYch7

09/04/2026

Elbert County Public Library will be closed Saturday, September 5 and Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. We will re-open Tuesday, September 8.

08/26/2026

On Monday we enjoyed a visit from Georgia’s State Librarian Angela Stanley! Thank you Angela for taking the time to visit Elbert County! Our ECPL team appreciates your support and advocacy for public libraries across Georgia.

08/20/2026

Good news! We are pleased to announce the digitization of historical newspaper titles from six counties, expanding the Georgia Historic Newspaper Project to represent 157 of Georgia’s 159 counties.

The new titles from Walker, Bacon, Lanier, Tattnall, Telfair, and Twiggs counties help fill critical gaps in the state’s historical record, giving researchers, genealogists, and the public access to local stories and archives.

The digitized collections are available via the Digital Library of Georgia and are freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection.

Learn more at georgialibraries.org/newspaper-project-2026/

08/07/2026

The Elbert County Public Library and the Concerned Men of Elbert County hosted a chess tournament July 25 and awarded four winners with a cash prize. Pictured are (L-R) third place finishers Tom Sigmon and Jesse Shook, first-place winner Kyle Sexton and runner-up finisher Edgar Nava.

Librarian Jan Burroughs said that chess player Jerry Sivey suggested that the library create a “Chess Challenge Ladder” where local chess players challenge the person ahead of them in the ladder to move up to attempt to reach the top for ultimate bragging rights around the community.

Participants would schedule a mutually agreeable time to meet at the library and play for ladder positioning. Anyone interested in having their name added to the ladder is encouraged to call the library at 706-283-5375. Participants must provide an email for communication between competitors. (Photo courtesy of Jan Burroughs)

08/07/2026

Congratulations to a few of our End of Summer Drawing winners! Thank you to all the readers who worked hard this summer!

08/06/2026

New PINES autorenew feature!
Keeping up with due dates for your library books just got easier!

How does it work? A few days before your book is due, you will receive an email notification letting you know whether the item is eligible and has been renewed. Please note that some items are not eligible for autorenew, such as when there are no additional renewals remaining, if there are pending holds on the item, or if there are existing account fines over $10. Even with autorenew, be sure to keep an eye on your due dates via the PINES app or gapines.org. Cardholders will still receive a courtesy notice two days before each due date for any items not eligible for auto-renew.

08/04/2026

Please take the survey if your family participated in our summer activities! Survey results help us receive funding to continue providing fun and educational programming

Did you enjoy your library this summer? From fossil digs to storytimes, libraries kept families reading and learning this summer.

Summer Reading programs are partially assisted with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Help us continue to offer programs like Summer Reading by taking this short survey. Scan the QR code or visit the link below.

https://bit.ly/GASRP2026

07/31/2026

Logging for Summer Reading is over, but there are still tons of prizes in our prize boxes! Readers can pick up their remaining prizes any time between now and August 14.

Our prize boxes are fully stocked! Log your reading in Beanstack through July 30 to earn badges and awesome rewards! Every badge earned also counts as an entry into our End of Summer Drawing, where we will be giving away BIG prizes!