The

Fayette County Library, a branch of the Flint

River Regional Library System, is one of the

first libraries in Georgia to offer a new

statewide cataloging system using the Public

Information Network for Electronic Services, also

known as PINES.

Library

director Christeen Snell recently introduced some

of the new program's special services to Fayette

County commissioners, to publicize the new levels

of convenience offered to local patrons.

The

new system, which began Dec. 13, will allow

anyone who is a resident of Georgia to check out

books in any Georgia library that is in the PINES

network. The Flint River Regional Library System,

which includes Fayette County, Peachtree City,

Tyrone, Forsyth and Griffin, is a PINES member,

along with hundreds of other libraries across the

state.

This

means that any holder of a PINES card may check

out books from any of these libraries. This new

network also allows anyone to use the cataloging

system for any one of these locations to access

all of their holdings.

The

new cataloging system also is enabled to search,

not only by author and title, but now by key word

and series titles. This catalogue also can be

used on-line at HYPERLINK

https://PINES.public.lib.GA.US allowing you to

find any book you may be in search of, right out

of your home.

This

new system is sweeping the state, and thousands

of Georgia residents are already holders of this

convenient PINES card. Every Georgia resident is

eligible to receive one for free.

Snell

recently presented each county commissioner with

a PINES card and urged them to use the program.

"Libraries

will never go out of style," Snell told the

commission. "Libraries stand as the center

of the community, a gateway to all the

information, a place where you can relax and

browse the stacks without a mouse," she

added.

"It's

been exciting to me to watch the evolution of our

library," said county manager Billy Beckett.

"We have quality individuals who care very

deeply and genuinely about what they are doing.

This staff and this facility are second to none

anywhere."

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