very spacious and tall, kinda like a university library, not crowded, great and i was at peace and…read morein a state of nerve ana

Did not appreciate being yelled at / harassed and antagonized when I was trying to sign up for…read morefinancial aid because I didn't have an emancipation from my abusive low iq mother and I have to spell everything out to her- do you know how distressing it has been to have idiots in charge of my life? No- stop being nosey and antagonistic. You don't know me, Mind your business. Honestly never had a bad experience until that day which I'll never forget how once again I've been treated unfairly by people in this country.

This is a lovely library. It's situated right on the Oostanaula River, in downtown Rome, Ga. We…read morewent here regularly when we lived in Silver Creek. The staff were friendly and they had a great selection of books. They had nice facilities for meetings as well. The grounds were nice as well. They had a quiet little garden out back and nice landscaping around the building and parking areas. (One negative I remember was that the lower parking lot did seem to flood a lot.)

Let me just say this library is the best! They have a huge selection, fantastic staff, and are…read morealways doing something for it all ages. Our family frequents this library multiple times a week! If I could give this place 10 stars I would !

This is in fact the Cartersville Public Library, a member of the Bartow County Library System…read more It's great! It's actually a surprisingly good library for being in a rural sort of town. The selection is spread out over three floors, they offer both open and private seating, the travel section is very robust, and there are plenty of computers to log onto. Many clubs and social groups to meet up with as well. Go check them out!

For someone who has spent her life in libraries, this is a gem. Not only for the diverse books…read moreavailable, but interesting lectures and special interest group gatherings, free computer classes etc. They do an excellent job in this community.

Love this library. It also has a gift from there that my husband had a part of giving them. They…read morehave his artwork in needlepoint that he gave them after the loss of his first son... sadly we have lost another one. But the library is on my lists of places that I will always remember. They are graciously giving to all of the people who visit and go to read or research their books. Thank you again: As Ever, Dr. John Hugh Campbell and Mary Ellen Campbell.

Love this library. They have an amazing special needs program! The children and teen department are…read morealso great! The people are friendly and welcoming.

Love this library but I don't understand why the community yoga classes tend to be cancelled. The…read morecalendar always looks so good at the beginning of the month.

Jones R. T. Memorial Library is the main branch of the Sequoyal Regional library which supports…read moreCherokee, Gilmer and Pickens county. The location is right off of 575 between Cumming Highway and Brown Industrial Parkway. Nearby businesses includes, GA department of Driver's Licence, Must Ministries and Cherokee County Juvenile Court. The library has a capacity of 110 people and is one of the larger libraries in the area. Only Pickens and Woodstock locations are larger. Some of the features includes over a dozen public computers for patrons with a current library card or a guest pass. They also have several tablets and laptops that you can sign out for in library use. Free wifi is also available. Just ask a librarian for the current password. One of the unique feature at this library that I've not seen in the other libraries is their jigsaw puzzle collection. They have a whole wall of puzzles that you can check out like you would a book that you might like to read. It's a great a idea for developing and sharpening one's cognitive skills. There are at least 60+ available parking spaces in the parking lot so you shouldn't have any problems finding a free parking space even on the weekends. 1143rd review 1/10/2018 63rd for 2018

We absolutely LOVE this library! Story time is so interactive and fun, and there are many games,…read morepuzzles, and activities to do! Huge selection of children's and adults books. The kids always beg to go! There's also multiple computers for children and adults to use!

The facility is beautiful and well maintained, and the staff are very helpful and go beyond the…read morecall of duty!

As a Villa Rica Public Library patron and community partner, I can't overstate my satisfaction with…read moreVR Library. The Manager, Dr. Rachel Linn, and the entire staff are so warm, welcoming and accommodating. They have generously supported my modular Black History exhibit, "The Carver High Experience," every February for the past 7 or so years. The space that is provided allows me to present my visitors a true "Museum Without Walls" experience. In recent years, we've had more than ten large (30-60) student groups from Carrollton City and other school districts, visit it. As well as a number of senior and church groups. I provide a walking and talking tour of the exhibit along with a personal narrative about My Carver High Experience and my childhood growing up in Carroll County when this area was populated by only a few thousand people and most of them were farmers. The number of general public visitors continues to grow. Back in 2005, our original goal was to create a brick and mortar museum. When that plan fell through, I had an epiphany to create a modular traveling exhibit. The rest is history. VRPL has become a vital component of my answered prayer: to research, preserve and share the history of African Americans in Carroll County with current and future generations. When we started this quest in 2004, hardly anyone remembered or knew much about Carver High. Most in the younger generations had not heard of it - including many African Americans! By now , I believe MOST residents know something about Carver High. In closing, our Visitors' Log keeps track of individual visitors (not including the students). The visitors count continues to hover around 300-400 indIvidual visitors. I know for a fact that some visitors don't sign the log. So there's another hundred or so visitors to add to the visitors' count. I am thrilled that approximately 1000 visitors now come to see "The Carver High Experience" each year at the VR Library... I believe their warm and welcoming atmosphere has a lot to do with it! We started out including a Tour of the Library to manage the oversized groups. I'm sure many of those young people have become patrons themselves. VRPL has so many youth-oriented activities and feature, such as gaming tournament, a teen center, study rooms, a separate children's library, etc. It is also the meeting place for adult clubs and community organization. It is a safe, well/maintained, well/supervised welcoming space for children and adults...with lots of books. Carolyn Gray Creator & Curator The Carver High Experience Traveling Exhibit.

Absolutely beautiful library- family friendly, perfect for a rainy afternoon with kids. The…read morelibrarians are incredibly helpful, and there are various areas to sit and enjoy a good book.

I recently visited the Town of Cartersville, GA and came across a number of important sites…read morehighlighting African-American History. I was pleased to discover my 2nd Bench By The Road after recently (and quite accidentally) finding my first one on Hilton Head Island inside Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park. SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS SITE To commemorate the role of African-Americans in building the historic W&A railroad and the Carterville Train Depot. Starting in the 1840's, enslaved men, women, and children toiled in the construction of the railroad and the depot. After the Civil War, African-American convict lease laborers repaired and expanded the tracks. During the GREAT MIGRATION, these same railroads provided the first steps to freedom for blacks in Cartersville who were seeking a better way of life in the north and the west. Throughout the South, rail lines and the train depots that facilitated their use are important sites of memory in African-American history, as they document the labor of those who were enslaved and the pathways of freedom & return for their descendants. [quoted from plaque below bench] *** The Bench by the Road Project is a memorial history and community outreach initiative of the Toni Morrison Society. The Project was launched on February 18, 2006, on the occasion of Toni Morrison's 75th Birthday. The name "Bench by the Road" is taken from Morrison's remarks in a 1989 interview with World Magazine where she spoke of the absences of historical markers that help remember the lives of Africans who were enslaved and of how her fifth novel, Beloved, served this symbolic role: "There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves . . . There is no suitable memorial, or plaque, or wreath, or wall, or park, or skyscraper lobby. There's no 300-foot tower, there's no small bench by the road. There is not even a tree scored, an initial that I can visit or you can visit in Charleston or Savannah or New York or Providence or better still on the banks of the Mississippi. And because such a place doesn't exist . . . the book had to". Because the Toni Morrison Society wanted to be a place where scholars and readers could, through their engagement with Morrison's novels, remember not only slavery but also many of the forgotten moments in African American history, the Society chose, when it was founded in 1993, "A Bench by the Road" as its motto. The Bench by the Road Project extends the Society's mission. While there have been several notable African American history and slavery museums built since 1989, as well as a number of outstanding state and federal initiatives honoring the stories of the African American past, the goal of the Bench by the Road Project is to address the lament that Toni Morrison expressed in her interview by placing Benches and plaques at sites commemorating significant moments, individuals, and locations within the history of the African Diaspora. [quoted from TMS website] *** OTHER BENCH SITES 1st - African Slave Trade Point of Entry Sullivan's Island, SC 2nd - Site on Underground Railroad Oberlin, OH 3rd - Mississippi Freedom School Hattiesburg, MS 4th - The 20th Arrondissement Paris, France 5th - In Memory of Caesar Robbins Concord, MA 6th - Lisner Theater, GW University Washington, D.C. 7th - First Congregational Church Atlanta, GA 8th - Freedom Park Mitchellville, SC 9th - Walden Woods Lincoln, MA 10th - In Honor of Aime Cesaire Fort-de-France, Martinique 11th - Eden Cemetery Collingdale, PA 12th - Margaret Walker Center, JS University Jackson, MS 13th & 14th Bench Placements Middletown, DE 15th - In honor of Cynthia Hesdra Nyack, NY 16th - Hosanna A.U.M.P. Church Lincoln University, PA 17th - Baton Rouge Bus Boycott Baton Rouge, LA 18th - Inquirers Book Club - Woodruff Library Atlanta, GA 19th - Cozad-Bates House Cleveland, OH 20th - Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture Harlem, NYC 21st - Library of Congress Washington, DC 22nd - Site on Underground Railroad Adrian, MI 23rd - South View Cemetery Atlanta, GA 24th - Home of Frederick Douglass New Bedford, MA 25th - Howard University Washington, DC 26th - Lincoln University Pennsylvania 27th - Cartersville Train Depot Cartersville, GA *** Morrison passed away 8/5/19 at the age of 88. She was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The idea and thought behind the Bench by the Road Project touched my heart and I look forward to seeing where they will place future benches and subsequently learn of the story behind the placement. 2021 / 10 Black History Series