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Gayle Holloman director’s note
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Life-long learning is not a cliché. It is an opportunity maker; and can lead you on various paths, hopefully to rebuild, reflect, and rejuvenate yourself. You are invited to use the 34 libraries of the Fulton County Library System and have them serve as resources to help you in that quest. Perhaps you just want to find information on travel sites; or the history of a place you plan to visit. You will not need to go any further than your local library. Let the libraries become destination places more than ever before as you discover new and different things.
It is always a welcome sight to see people reading library books; or listening to a book on tape; or waiting for a child to finish being immersed in a storytime, or craft program. Libraries are special places where everything is free, with just the use of your card.
The Fulton County Library System wants you to know that you are always welcome. In 2023, the goal of the staff will be to bring the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan to life. The plan is for you to see how we challenge ourselves to bring innovative programs and services to you and your family. As has been mentioned a lot lately, the focus areas will be Early Literacy; Digital Inclusion and Literacy; and Collaborative Learning. How will we do all of that? We will continue to seek your input; work with partnership organizations; and motivate and train staff on new and different initiatives. If something doesn’t work, we will review, try it again, or start over.
Know that some new offerings and revisions of past things may delight you, while others may not. That is okay. There will be time for implementation and review.
The year will again feature the Children’s Book Festival and a One Book, One Read program. The 2023 Summer Reading Program with its theme, “All Together Now” will take us into the warmer parts of the year.
We hope you look forward to many library visits. The goal is to help unlock the potential within you so that learning is always fun. Let’s go!
