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
Memorial Day Closing
Peach Public Libraries will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013 in recognition of Memorial Day.
The libraries will reopon at 9:30am on Tuesday, May 28th.
Windham Named to Peach Public Libraries Board of Trustees
Marilyn N. Windham was recently appointed by the Peach County Commissioners to the Peach Public Libraries Board of Trustees. Windham, a longtime supporter of the library system, will serve for the next 4 years.
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Thank You Walmart Foundation
Peach Public Libraries announces the receipt of a $250.00 donation from The Walmart Foundation and Walmart Supercenter Watson Boulevard Warner Robins.
The donation, received through Walmart's Local Community Contribution Program will support library programs during the annual Summer Reading Program. This year's Summer Reading Program, "Dig Into Reading", will begin Saturday, June 1st with signup at the Thomas Public Library in Fort Valley, the Byron Public Library in Byron, and online on the library's website.
For more information on supporting the library's Summer Reading Programs or other programs and services at Peach Public Libraries, please contact the library at 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, (478) 825-1640, or online at www.peach.public.lib.ga.us/support.html
Thank You Flint Energies Foundation
Thank you Flint Energies Foundation for the donation of $5,000.00 from Operation Roundup for the purchase of children's books for the Thomas Public Library and Byron Public Library.
New Hours
Effective Monday, March 4, 2013
Thomas Public Library
| Monday | 9:30 am - 7:00 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 | 9:30 am - 1:30 pm | ||
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Tuesday | 9:30 am - 7:00 pm | ||
| Wednesday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Thursday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | ||
| Friday | 9:30 am - 1:30 pm | ||
| Saturday | 9:30 am - 1:30 pm | ||
| Sunday | Closed |
Weekly InHouse Toddler Story Time Breaks Return
Weekly inhouse Toddler story time breaks will return to the Byron Public Library on Wednesday February 6, 2013 at 11:00am. Weekly inhouse Toddler story time breaks return to the Thomas Public Library on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 11:00am. We hope to see you there.
Library Fines and Fees
Effective November 1, 2012 - Library fines and fees balance must be below $5.00 before checking out library materials. All library fines and fees must be paid in full before using library computers.
Georgia Hunter Education Course CD Available for Checkout
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has provided Peach Public Libraries with copies of the Hunter Education Course on CD.
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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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 May 2013
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
- Inferno (Robert Langdon) by Dan Brown
- Theodore Boone: The Activist by John Grisham
- Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway
* 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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