Welcome to Peach Public Libraries
The Peach Public Libraries system is committed to promoting knowledge, understanding, and wisdom, and combating ignorance, intolerance, and indifference by making the best possible library resources, personnel, and facilities available.
With our participation in the Georgia Library PINES program, the Peach Public Libraries serve not only the citizens of Peach County, but also library users of more than 275 libraries and affiliated service outlets in almost 140 counties across the state.
Latest News & Upcoming Events
Summer Reading Program
Sign-up begins Monday, May 21, 2012.
- Sign-up for 2012 Early Literacy Summer Reading Program
- Sign-up for 2012 Children's Summer Reading Program
- Sign-up for 2012 Teen Summer Reading Program
Memorial Day Holiday
Peach Public Libraries will be closed Monday, May 28, 2012 in recognition of the Memorial Day holiday.
The libraries will reopen Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:00am.
THOMAS PUBLIC LIBRARY - FORT VALLEY
MODIFIED HOURS OF OPERATION
Effective April 2, 2012
| Monday | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | ||
| Tuesday | 10:00 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Wednesday | 10:00 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Thursday | 10:00 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Friday | CLOSED | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | ||
| Sunday | CLOSED |
SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION
Effective June 2, 2012 - August 4, 2012
Thomas Public Library - Fort Valley
| Monday | 9:30 am - 8:00 pm | ||
| Tuesday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Wednesday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Thursday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Friday | 9:30 am - 1:30 pm | ||
| Saturday | Closed | ||
| Sunday | Closed |
Byron Public Library - Byron
| Monday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Tuesday | 9:30 am - 8:00 pm | ||
| Wednesday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Thursday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Friday | 9:30 am - 1:30 pm | ||
| Saturday | Closed | ||
| Sunday | Closed |
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Library Assistant - Open Until Filled
Peach Public Libraries is looking for a part-time Library Assistant to work at the Byron Public Library and the Thomas Public Library in Fort Valley for a maximum of 17.5 hours per week (we can not guarantee the number of hours that one may work); including some mornings, afternoons, evenings, plus some Saturday hours.
GO FISH Education Center Passes
Public libraries across the state will begin loaning family passes for the Go Fish Education Center in Perry. The family passes, when presented with a valid library card, will be good for free admission to the center for as many as six family members, a potential savings of up to $30.00
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WANTED: Vintage Photographs and Stories of Fort Valley
Do you have archives of old photographs or vintage postcards? Are you knowledgeable about your local history? Would you like to help preserve your community’s fascinating history? READ MORE
Zoo Atlanta Library Program Launches Statewide
Georgia families can now check out free excursions to Zoo Atlanta, just by owning a library card. A new partnership between Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Public Library Service allows adults with valid library cards access to the Zoo Atlanta Family Pass at any participating public library branch throughout the state of Georgia.
One Zoo Atlanta Family Pass is available for checkout in each participating public library. The pass may be checked out once per year, per card, per household, and is valid for two adults and up to two children. The Family Pass also includes a library loan of the WSB-TV-produced DVD, "Animal Explorers." The pass is not valid for fee-based events or programs and may not be combined with other discounts or promotions. Standard general admission will apply to families with additional children; children must be accompanied by an adult.
For full details on accessing and using the Zoo Atlanta Family Pass call the Thomas Public Library at (478) 825-1640 or the Byron Public Library at (478) 956-2200 or visit zooatlanta.org
Free Annual Credit Report
Your credit report, or credit file disclosure, is a record of your credit activities. Your credit is very important in determining how much you can borrow, the interest rate and the terms of loans. With your permission, your credit report may even be considered by potential employers.
As a Georgia resident, you are entitled by the Fair Business Practices Act to receive two FREE credit reports per year from each of the three major reporting agencies - Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
To receive your free reports, you must go to a single central source, www.annualcreditreport.com where you may view your report online. You may also call the central request line 1-800-322-8228 to receive a copy by mail. If you prefer, you can also go to the Federal Trade Commission's website and print out an Annual Credit Report Request Form, to be completed and mailed to:
P.O. Box 105281
Atlanta, GA 30348-5281
For more information please visit the following:
Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs (The State of Georgia)
The Federal Trade Commission Free Annual Credit Report
Librarians are available to assist you in obtaining your free annual credit reports.
Donate Your High School Yearbook
Peach Public Libraries is attempting to complete our collection of Fort Valley High School and Peach County High School Yearbooks.
If you have unwanted copies of yearbooks from Fort Valley High School or Peach County High School, please consider donating them to the library.
All donations to Peach Public Libraries are tax deductible. Please ask for a donation receipt letter at the time of donation.
High Museum of Art Atlanta Brochures and Free Admission Coupon
Peach Public Libraries has High Museum of Art Atlanta brochures available for pickup. The brochures contain a coupon for ONE FREE ADMISSION to the museum, with the purchase of one admission of equal or greater value.
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ParkPass Library Loan Program
With a valid library card you can borrow a Georgia State Parks Annual ParkPass and an individual Historic Sites Visitors Pass for up to 7 days. READ MORE
New Releases for the April 2012
- An Accidental Affair by Eric Jerome Dickey
- The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
- Betrayal: A Novel by Danielle Steel
- Calico Joe by John Grisham
- Capitol Murder: A Novel of Suspense by Phillip Margolin
- Deep Fathom: A Novel by James Rollins
- The Dog Who Danced by Susan Wilson
- Gypped: A Regan Reilly Mystery (Regan Reilly Mysteries) by Carol Higgins Clark
- The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
- Monday Mornings: A Novel by Sanjay Gupta
- The Shoemaker's Wife: A Novel by Adriana Trigiani
- Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America by Michael Savage
- Unnatural Acts (Stone Barrington) by Stuart Woods
* This is not a complete list of all of our new titles, only a selected few. Please come into the library to checkout all our new arrivals or search the Georgia PINES catalog before visiting the library.
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