Cherokee Regional Library System

The Cherokee Regional Library System (CRLS) is a public library system consisting of four libraries in the counties of Walker and Dade, Georgia. The central library, the Lafayette-Walker County Public Library, is located in LaFayette, Georgia.

Cherokee Regional Library System
Location	Northwest Georgia
Branches	4
Collection
Size	208,942 (2020)[1]
Access and use
Circulation	192122 (2020)[1]
Population served	85,772 (2020)[1]
Members	27,749 (2020)[1]
Other information
Budget	$600,988 (2016)[2]
Director	Lecia Eubanks
Website	http://www.chrl.org

CRLS is a member of PINES, a public library network of 281 libraries in 140 counties throughout Georgia. Any resident of Georgia may receive a PINES library card which allows them access to any of the 8 million books in its collection across the state.^[3] The library is also associated with GALILEO, Georgia's ‘virtual library’ which facilitates online access to over 100 databases (including magazine articles and online books) for researchers and students on a wide variety of topics.^[4] Each branch of the library also hosts their own Genealogy and Local History Room for patrons.^[5]

History

Rossville Public Library

The Rossville Public Library was organized in 1942 as a product of the Works Progress Administration. Upon completion of the library, neighboring LaFayette, Georgia's library board approached the library in Rossville to request a regional library system be constructed between the two branches. This was the first iteration of the Cherokee Regional Library System.^[6]

Branches

Name	Address	Website
Chickamuga Public Library	306 Cove Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707	http://www.chrl.org/chickamauga-public-library/
Dade County Public Library	102 Court Street, Trenton GA, 30752	http://www.chrl.org/dade-county-public-library/
Lafayette-Walker County Public Library	305 S. Duke Street, LaFayette GA, 30728	http://www.chrl.org/lafayette-walker-county-public-library/
Rossville Public Library	504 McFarland Avenue, Rossville GA, 30741	http://www.chrl.org/rossville-public-library/

Library systems in neighboring counties

• Chattooga County Library System to the south.
• Northwest Georgia Regional Library System to the east.
• Catoosa County Library to the east.