Coweta Public Library System
The Coweta Public Library System (CPLS) is a group of four public libraries in Coweta County, Georgia. The branches serve the towns of Grantville, Newnan, and Senoia.
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| Location | Coweta County, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Branches | 4 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 188,634[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 515,819 (2016)[1] |
| Population served | 141,369 (2016)[1] |
| Members | 87,507 (2016)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Jimmy Bass |
| Website | http://cowt.ent.sirsi.net/ |
The Coweta County Public Library uses the interlibrary loan system to share books between its branches. Members of the county library may check out and return books to any location and have access to over 180,000 books in the library collection.[2]
History
The first public library in Coweta County was a carnegie library funded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1901. Accordingly, a teenager in the town of Newnan wrote to Carnegia requesting funds for a public library, and he provided a grant for $10,000 with the condition the town continue to pay for the running of the library after construction. Construction began August 4, 1903 and concluded the following year in 1904.[3]
In 1987 the Carnegie library was replaced for a new building constructed on Hospital Road in Newnan. This new branch, the A. Mitchell Powell, Jr Library was constructed to modernize the city library and provide more space for book stacks, meeting areas, and public computers.[3]
By 2007 the original Carnegie library was again vacant and a movement grew to bring the library back to the downtown area. By 2009 after renovations to the building the Carnegie library was re-purposed as a meeting area and pseudo-library with a non-circulating collection of books, magazines, and newspapers.[4][5]
Branches
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Central Library | 85 Literary Lane, Newnan, GA 30265 |
| A. Mitchell Powell, Jr. Branch | 25 Hospital Road, Newnan, GA 30263 |
| Grantville Branch | 100 Park Drive, Grantville, GA 30220 |
| Senoia Branch | 148 Pylant Street, Senoia, GA 30276 |
Library systems in neighboring counties
- Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System to the north.
- West Georgia Regional Library to the north west.
- Flint River Regional Library System to the east.
- Pine Mountain Regional Library System to the south.
- Troup-Harris Regional Library to the south west.
References
- "Current Look of Georgia Libraries 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "CPLS Catalog". Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "Newnan Carnegie Library History". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Newnan County - Renovation". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Newnan Carnegie - What we Do". Retrieved 8 April 2017.