| Azalea Regional Library System | |
| Location: | North-Central Georgia |
| Num Branches: | 10 |
| Collection Size: | 392,435 (2020)[1] |
| Annual Circulation: | 293,656 (2020) |
| Pop Served: | 177946 (2020) |
| Members: | 56817 (2020) |
| Director: | Stacy Brown[2] |
The Azalea Regional Library System (AZRLS) is a collection of ten public libraries located partially in the Atlanta metropolitan area and Central Georgia. It is headquartered in Madison, Georgia and serves the counties of Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam, and Walton, of which 32% of the population are members of the library.
Until 2020, the Azalea Regional Library System was named the Uncle Remus Regional Library System for Uncle Remus, a fictional title character and narrator of many African-American folktales, whose stories were compiled by post-Reconstruction Atlanta journalist Joel Chandler Harris in the late 1880s. The logo for the library system was Br'er Rabbit, who is one of the central figures of Uncle Remus' stories. On January 9, 2020, Regional Board of Trustees for the Uncle Remus Regional Library System voted to change the Regional System’s name to the Azalea Regional Library System.[3]
Azalea Regional Library System is part of PINES, a statewide public information network which allows for card holders to check out books from any of the 284 associated libraries in Georgia's 143 counties.[4] It is also a part of Georgia Library Learning Online (GALILEO) which offers databases for research to those with an active subscription.[5] Any member of the system has access to this database of information.
| Name | Address | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County Library | 610 South Main Street, Greensboro, Georgia 30642 | http://azalealibraries.org/greene.html |
| Hancock County Library | 8984 East Broad Street, Sparta, Georgia 31087 | http://azalealibraries.org/hancock.htm |
| Jasper County Library | 319 E. Green Street, Monticello, Georgia 31064 | http://azalealibraries.org/jasper.htm |
| Morgan County Library | 1131 East Avenue, Madison, Georgia 30650 | http://azalealibraries.org/morgan.htm |
| Putnam County Library | 309 N. Madison Avenue, Eatonton, Georgia 31024 | http://azalealibraries.org/putnam.htm |
| O'Kelly Memorial Library | 363 Conyers Road, Loganville, Georgia 30052 | http://azalealibraries.org/okelly.htm |
| Monroe-Walton County Library | 217 W. Spring Street, Monroe, Georgia 30655 | http://azalealibraries.org/walton.htm |
| Steve W. Schaefer Regional Headquarters Building | 1121 East Avenue, Madison, Georgia 30650 | http://azalealibraries.org/ |
| W.H. Stanton Memorial Library | 407 West Hightower Trail, Social Circle, Georgia 30025 | http://azalealibraries.org/stanton.htm |
| Walnut Grove Library | 1000 Walnut Grove Parkway, Loganville, Georgia 30052 | http://azalealibraries.org/walnut.htm |