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 !

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.

NLML has been a vital part of the Carrollton community for many decades, and it deserves every star…read moreI can give it. So many hours spent there, so much learned, so many novels (worthwhile to utterly trashy) read...great library, great staff.

Stay Away from this library…read more First of all, you can't even browse the shelves, they have it blocked off to the public due to COVID restrictions. Second, when I went to renew my library card the lady I talked to had a negative attitude the whole time I was there. Another lady that was helping me was also very negative and was extremely disrespectful towards my personal tastes and went on a rant for about a minute in front of the whole staff. I went back later and addressed the problem and the person I talked to said that she would "talk to her about it later". The people that run this library are unprofessional and negative people; This is the main reason why libraries aren't popular anymore. Don't go here unless you have to

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

Lots of information and very informative staff!! I'm so excited that I renewed my membership.. they…read moreoffer a ton of online opportunities from streaming videos to learning a new language

All librarians are very professional and helpful. I wish there are more selection in books and…read moreaudio tapes in classics and more informative and educational materials though.

Helpful, sharp media team. Pretty much any materials you want are in the Pines system. Life saver…read morefor all of us during 'pandemic' & best candy store *any* time. 35-yr resident here. Glad there's so much for kids' projects & more hours open for their work in the perfect place to build school application résumés. IMO, the kids' programs hook them on lifelong learning, with valuable scholarships along the way.

love this place only wish you had more books in spanish …read more The gentleman at the front was so helpful and kind thank you

Love the new facility!! They've got a courtyard, computer labs, meeting rooms, a gaming center and…read morelots of comfy places to read. So excited to attend some events & enjoy the new spaces.

I love coming to this library. I have a reading list for work and I use the library to get my…read morebooks. If they don't have it they get it for me from another location and alert me when it is ready for pickup. So awesome. I love this place and so does my grandbaby.

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.

Love coming here to check books out. There are so many socially responsible books to read to…read morechildren to teach them about difficult subjects: war; food poverty; etc. Its nice to see the suggestions too. Important is to keep the thirst for knowledge alive.

Made a phone call to get information about filing taxes and got the nicest lady on the phone! She…read moremade my appointment and it was very seamless