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Board of Trustees The Sequoyah Regional Library System is governed by the Regional Library Board of Trustees, composed of nine members from the local county boards. Appointments to the Regional Board includes five members from the Cherokee Board, two members from the Pickens Board and two members from the Gilmer Board. The Regional Board is responsible for overseeing the establishment, management, and maintenance of public libraries in the counties of Cherokee, Pickens and Gilmer. Contact the Board Sequoyah Regional Library System 116 Brown Industrial Pkwy Canton, GA 30114 770-479-3090 Contact Form Sequoyah Regional Library System Board This board meets in January, April, August, and October on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 4:00pm at R.T. Jones Memorial Library Board Members Tom Hill -Chair , Cherokee County Mitchell Morgan -Vice Chair , Gilmer County Brad White-Secretary , Pickens County Joy Huddlestun , Cherokee County Eric Rein, Cherokee County Rebecca Johnston , Cherokee County Hugh Beavers , Cherokee County Melissa Lowrie , Pickens County Jerry Johnson , Gilmer County Cherokee County Library Board This board meets in January, April, August, and October on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Thursday, January 9, 2025, 4:00pm at Ball Ground Public Library AGENDA Board Members Tom Hill-Chair , Cherokee County Eric Rein-Vice Chair , Cherokee County Carmen Slaughter-Secretary , City of Canton Janet Wesley , City of Holly Springs Luis Flores , City of Woodstock Dianna Gunter, Cherokee County Rebecca Johnston , Cherokee County Pam Carnes , Cherokee County Hugh Beavers , Cherokee County Joy Huddlestun , City of Waleska Elisa Marathis , City of Nelson Stefanie Joyner , City of Ball Ground Pickens County Library Board This board meets in January, April, August, and October on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 4:30pm at Pickens County Public Library AGENDA Board Members Melanie Pullen-Chair , Pickens County Rhonda Stancil-Vice Chair , Pickens County Caitlan Raffield-Secretary , City of Jasper Melissa Lowrie , Pickens County Jim Kirk , Pickens County Christi Hobgood , City of Jasper Kristie Moss , Pickens County Brad White , Pickens County Janelle Childree , City of Talking Rock Gilmer County Library Board This board meets in January, April, August, and October on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 4:00pm at Gilmer County Public Library AGENDA Board Members Jerry Johnson-Chair , Gilmer County Mitchell Morgan-Vice Chair , City of Ellijay Wendy Wells-Secretary , Board of Education Veronica Kincaid , City of East Ellijay Linda Wright , City of East Ellijay Reece Sanford , City of Ellijay Jennifer Painter , Board of Education Anita Summers , Gilmer County Jody Henry , Gilmer County BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE MEETING MINUTES

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Click here to learn more EZ-STUDENT ACCESS Students can access physical and digital materials. Read More > E-LIBRARY Enjoy free digital and online library resources. Read More > LIBRARY OF THINGS Why buy When you can borrow? Read More > EXPERIENCE PASSES The Sequoyah Regional Library System is pleased to offer passes at no cost. Read More > Niche Academy The Sequoyah Regional Library offers free access to a wide range of videos on many Topics through Niche Academy. Learn More 1/2 Outreach Services Learn More The Sequoyah Regional Library System's Outreach team represents the library at community events, hosts Pop-Up Libraries, and offers Shelf Direct Service to Cherokee, Pickens, and Gilmer counties. Ask us! Sessions Sessions allow you to receive one-on-one help by reserving time with a staff member at any of our locations. Featured Titles GET INVOLVED Friends of the Library Teen Advisory Board Events Beanstack

Tax Information Sequoyah Regional Library System provides limited quantities of federal tax forms as a public service. Georgia tax forms are available online, and copies of some forms can be printed at the library. A small fee is charged for printer usage. Availability of certain tax forms is not guaranteed. Please call your local library for more information. Ball Ground Public Library: 770-735-2025 Gilmer County Library: 706-635-4528 Hickory Flat Public Library: 770-345-7565 Pickens County Library:706-692-5411 Rose Creek Public Library: 770-591-1491 R.T. Jones Memorial Library: 770-479-3090 Woodstock Public Library: 770-926-5859 Need help with your taxes? Sequoyah Regional Library System is hosting tax aid from AARP at the following locations… R.T. Jones Memorial Library AARP Free Tax Preparation Each Thursday from February 6, 2025 – April 10, 2025, 11:00am – 5:00pm Appointments are on a first come, first served basis and limited spots are available. Woodstock Public Library VITA Free Tax Preparation Each Friday from February 7, 2025 – April 11, 2025 Saturday, March 15th, 2025 & Saturday, April 5th, 2025 10:30am – 3:00pm *Tax prep will end at 2:00pm on Friday, March 14th, 2025 Appointments are on a first come, first served basis and limited spots are available. Federal Tax Forms Georgia Tax Forms

Join Our Team! Youth Services Associate – Woodstock Public Library About the Role This position supports library services for youth of all ages by working closely with the Youth Services Specialist. Duties include information assistance, collection services and programming assistance. This position interacts directly with the public to provide quality customer service. This position ensures correct shelving of materials, repairs/discards damaged books, processes new books, weeds collection as directed, and assists with youth programs as needed. This customer-focused position anticipates and meets the needs of users in the most visible way and provides circulation assistance. Closing Date: 1/30/2025 Start Date & Location: March 3, 2025 / Woodstock Public Library, 7735 Main St, Woodstock, GA 30188 Salary & Benefits: $28,662.48 Annually, Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave & Holidays. State Health Benefit Plan, Flexible Benefits and Teacher Retirement System. Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Schedule includes a combination of daytime, evening, and weekend hours. This library is open 7 days a week. Work schedule will vary, and flexibility is required. Responsibilities: Demonstrate creativity, openness to new ideas, knowledge of a variety of tools and techniques, flexibility and a sense of humor to support the creation of interesting and engaging programs. Proactively interact with the public to ascertain what they need and ensure that they find it, conducting reference interviews and information searches as needed. Demonstrate broad knowledge and appreciation of children’s literature, including authors and publishers. Pursue a variety of information sources, including popular media, to keep current on topics relevant to children. Repair or discard damaged books. Promote current library services and programs. Engage in continuing education. Assist at the service desk and provide staff support as needed. Handle financial transactions, count money and make change accurately. Support outreach and programming events when directed. Provide supervision for part-time staff as needed and serve in an ‘in-charge’ role as needed. Understand and adhere to the mission, values, and vision of the library organization and maintain current knowledge, trends and development through continuing education. Qualifications: Requires High School Diploma or equivalent. 1 year job related experience; preferably working with the public in a customer service or retail field. Bilingual ability is a plus in serving a diverse community. Skills & Abilities: Skills in program presentation and speaking in public. Skills reflecting a high level of comfort with technology. Ability to perform basic math. Understand and follow written and oral instructions. Ability to work with others in a variety of circumstances; to interact tactfully with staff and the public; to communicate effectively with supervisor and staff. Ability to understand and perform library procedures. Physical Requirements: Must be able to stand and/or sit for prolonged periods of time; lift boxes and crates of no more than 30 lbs.; move and manipulate inventory; frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching. Apply Here

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Join Our Team! Assistant Branch Manager – Gilmer County Library About the Role This position is central to maintaining the relationship between the community, staff and the material services we provide. This position communicates regularly with the Branch Manager and branch staff on daily developments in the branch. This position ensures that materials flow in, out and around in a well-regulated manner, striving to deliver the right item at the right time. This customer focused position anticipates and meets the needs of users in the most visible way, supervising/training branch staff and directing daily branch activities. Individuals in this position can expect to spend 30% of their time assisting the public, sometimes from a library service desk, 50% of their time assisting with circulation/collection maintenance, and 20% of their time completing managerial and leadership tasks. Closing Date: 1/30/2024 Start Date & Location: March 3, 2025 / Gilmer County Library, 268 Calvin Jackson Drive, Ellijay, GA 30540 Salary & Benefits: $32,130 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave & Holidays. State Health Benefit Plan, Flexible Benefits and Teacher Retirement System.r Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Schedule includes a combination of daytime, evening, and weekend hours. This library is open 6 days a week. Work schedule will vary, and flexibility is required. Responsibilities: Demonstrate general knowledge of the library automation system in use and specific knowledge of the operations that apply to circulation procedures Understand and perform circulation operations for all library materials (including but not limited to check-in, check-out, renew, place holds, process holds, financial transactions, recordkeeping, etc.) Access the OPAC (online catalog) and use a variety of tactics to locate items in the collection (via subject heading, author, title, keyword searches, etc.) Understand and perform procedures for shelving, shifting, shelf reading and weeding. Deliver quality customer service, greeting the public in a welcoming, professional manner. Assist the public in locating, selecting, and using resources. Encourage users to follow library policies; apply good judgment when deviating from official policies and procedures. Proactively interacts with the public to ascertain what they need and ensure they find it. Educate and train staff in the library in circulation procedures and inform them of changes; supervise and train staff. Communicate branch procedures, daily activities and changes to all staff. Engage in conflict resolution and problem solving. Coordinate notices between the library and the public via email, postal, and telephone communications. Maintain voter registration records and ensure timely submission of registrations. Perform computer data entry. Handle financial transactions, count money and make change accurately; run daily reports and manage branch level financial duties as needed. Run reports and coordinate maintenance of records in the database for assigned branches. Provide assistance to the Branch Manager as needed by managing reservations, accepting donations, assisting with special library events, etc. Inform Branch Manager of employee issues and building needs. Assist at service points and provide staff support as needed. Maintain confidential cardholder, circulation databases, and transaction records. Perform collection maintenance with reports and weeding. Perform all management duties and serves as acting manager in absence of Branch Manager. Understand and adhere to the mission, values, and vision of the library organization and maintain current knowledge, trends and development through continuing education. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 2 years working in a library setting, with progressively responsible library experience (circulation experience is preferred). Bilingual ability is a plus in serving a diverse community. Skills & Abilities: Skills reflecting a high level of comfort with technology. Ability to perform basic math Understand and follow written and oral instructions. Ability to work with others in a variety of circumstances; to work tactfully with staff and the public; to communicate effectively with supervisor, staff and the public. Ability to understand and perform library procedures. Physical Requirements: Must be able to stand and/or sit for prolonged periods of time; lift boxes and crates of no more than 30 lbs.; move and manipulate inventory; frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching. Apply Here

Join Our Team! Assistant Branch Manager – Woodstock Public Library About the Role This position is central to maintaining the relationship between the community, staff and the material services we provide. This position communicates regularly with the Branch Manager and branch staff on daily developments in the branch. This position ensures that materials flow in, out and around in a well-regulated manner, striving to deliver the right item at the right time. This customer focused position anticipates and meets the needs of users in the most visible way, supervising/training branch staff and directing daily branch activities. Individuals in this position can expect to spend 30% of their time assisting the public, sometimes from a library service desk, 50% of their time assisting with circulation/collection maintenance, and 20% of their time completing managerial and leadership tasks. Closing Date: 1/30/2025 Start Date & Location: March 3, 2025 / Woodstock Public Library, 7735 Main St, Woodstock, GA 30188 Salary & Benefits: $36,670.32 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave & Holidays. State Health Benefit Plan, Flexible Benefits and Teacher Retirement System. Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Schedule includes a combination of daytime, evening, and weekend hours. This library is open 6 days a week. Work schedule will vary, and flexibility is required. Responsibilities: Demonstrate general knowledge of the library automation system in use and specific knowledge of the operations that apply to circulation procedures. Understand and perform circulation operations for all library materials (including but not limited to check-in, check-out, renew, place holds, process holds, financial transactions, recordkeeping, etc.) Access the OPAC (online catalog) and use a variety of tactics to locate items in the collection (via subject heading, author, title, keyword searches, etc.) Understand and perform procedures for shelving, shifting, shelf reading and weeding. Deliver quality customer service, greeting the public in a welcoming, professional manner. Assist the public in locating, selecting, and using resources. Encourage users to follow library policies; apply good judgment when deviating from official policies and procedures. Proactively interacts with the public to ascertain what they need and ensure they find it. Educate and train staff in the library in circulation procedures and inform them of changes; supervise and train staff. Communicate branch procedures, daily activities and changes to all staff. Engage in conflict resolution and problem solving. Coordinate notices between the library and the public via email, postal, and telephone communications. Maintain voter registration records and ensure timely submission of registrations. Perform computer data entry. Handle financial transactions, count money and make change accurately; run daily reports and manage branch level financial duties as needed. Run reports and coordinate maintenance of records in the database for assigned branches. Provide assistance to the Branch Manager as needed by managing reservations, accepting donations, assisting with special library events, etc. Inform Branch Manager of employee issues and building needs. Assist at service points and provide staff support as needed. Maintain confidential cardholder, circulation databases, and transaction records. Perform collection maintenance with reports and weeding. Perform all management duties and serves as acting manager in absence of Branch Manager. Understand and adhere to the mission, values, and vision of the library organization and maintain current knowledge, trends and development through continuing education. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 2 years working in a library setting, with progressively responsible library experience (circulation experience is preferred). Bilingual ability is a plus in serving a diverse community. Skills & Abilities: Skills reflecting a high level of comfort with technology. Ability to perform basic math. Understand and follow written and oral instructions. Ability to work with others in a variety of circumstances; to work tactfully with staff and the public; to communicate effectively with supervisor, staff and the public. Ability to understand and perform library procedures. Physical Requirements: Must be able to stand and/or sit for prolonged periods of time; lift boxes and crates of no more than 30 lbs.; move and manipulate inventory; frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching. Apply Here

Contact Us Address 116 Brown Industrial Parkway Canton, GA 30114 Phone 770-479-3090 Contact Form Contact Connect Local Author Information Learn More Suggest A Title Suggest A Title Share A Sequoyah Story Share What To Read Next Get Recommendations Contact Location Ball Ground Public Li brary 435 Old Canton Roa d Ball Ground, GA 30107 770-735-2025 Gilmer County Li brary 268 Calvin Jackson Drive Ellijay, GA 30540 706-635-4528 Hickory Flat Li brary 2740 East Cherokee Drive Canton, GA 30115 770-345-7565 Pickens County Li brary 100 Library Lane Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-5411 Rose Creek Public Li brary 4476 Towne Lake Parkway Woodstock, GA 30189 770-591-149 1 R.T. Jones Memorial Li brary 116 Brown Industrial Parkway Canton, GA 30114 770-479-309 0 Woodstock Public Li brary 7735 Main Street Woodstock, GA 30188 770-9 26-5859 Law Li brary Frank C.Mills III Justice Center Suite 250 90 North Street Canton, GA 30114 678-593-6175

Hickory Flat Library Address 2740 East Cherokee Drive Canton, GA 30115 Contact 770-345-7565 Branch Manager: Lisa Fowler Opening Hours Monday 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM HICKORY FLAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday CLOSED COMMUNITY SPACES UPCOMING EVENTS

Computers & Printers Computers All Sequoyah Regional Library locations have computers for public use. All public computers have Internet access and a office suite of programs installed. Internet Access Access the internet inside the library or from the parking lot. Parking lot internet access is available 24 hours a day. Printing You can print your documents at the library using one of our public computers, or from your own device. Black-and-white prints cost $0.15 per printed side. Color prints cost $0.75 per printed side. Print From Anywhere Online Printing (Printing from Home or Your Own Device) SmartAlec allows you to upload documents from your own device for printing on any SRLS printer. From a web browser: visit https://smartalecplus.smartalecprint.com/?ID=SequoyahGA From a mobile device: download the SmartALEC App from Google Play or the Apple Store Log in using your library card number and PIN (If you do not have a library card, you can log in as a Guest User.) and upload your documents. Visit a Print Release station at any SRLS location and sign in using your library card number and PIN. Copy and Scanning Service Black-and-white prints cost $0.15 per printed side. Color prints cost $0.75 per printed side. Scanning is available at all locations. About SAM ( Smart Access Manager ) SRLS uses a computer management system called “SAM” (Smart Access Manager™) that allows all computer users access time at each location. Using your Library card number and PIN (Personal Identification Number), SAM keeps track of the amount of time each user is on the computer, and limits users to three (3) total hours of use per day systemwide. Activate Your Card For Computer Use and Printing Log in to a public computer at any SRLS branch using your Library card number and PIN. (This is the same PIN you use to log in to the SRLS catalog.) Forgot your PIN? Visit a Service Desk and a library staff can help you. Out-of-town visitors should see library staff for a 24-hour Visitor’s pass.

< Back Hickory Flat Public Library Update Feb 1, 2024 Sequoyah Regional Library System has announced that construction of the Hickory Flat Public Library Renovation and Expansion project, which broke ground in January of 2023, is currently scheduled to be completed in late summer/early fall of 2024. Weather concerns and material delays with steel have prevented progress on the metal roof of the building. These delays have added a few more months to wait for completion. “We have had a few delays,” shares Angela Cortellino, Executive Director of SRLS. “We are looking at just a few extra months before we will be able to open this fantastic facility. I know once we open our doors, everyone will be excited and ready to celebrate with us.” Once construction is complete, there will be several weeks installing shelving, furniture, and technology, as well as moving in the collection. Designed by CAS Architecture, the Hickory Flat Library Renovation and Expansion construction is being completed by Hollandsworth Construction. The finished renovation will include an addition of 7,800 square feet to the building. With an expanded and renovated library facility, the SRLS community will have more space for books and technology; larger areas for programs, meetings, collaboration, and creation; and additional seating for study and quiet reading. The Hickory Flat Public Library building will be closed to the public for the entirety of the construction. During the construction, community members can still access SRLS programs and services by visiting any of the neighboring libraries in Cherokee, Pickens, and Gilmer counties. Previous Next