On December 17, the Hall County Library Board dedicated the North Hall Children’s Library in memory of Mrs. Kathy Gailey, a long time library supporter who served as Vice-Chair of the library board and was an active member of the Friends of the Library. Mrs. Gailey was a frequent patron of North Hall and served for many years as media specialist at Wauka Mountain Elementary. Mrs. Gailey was an ardent believer in libraries, and was willing to work to make our community libraries the best they could be. HCLS is proud to name this space in her honor.
The Gailey family at the dedication. L-R: Derek & Sarah James Satterfield; Chris and Melissa Hollifield; Lamar Gailey; and Grace Gailey Hollifield
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Why Choose The Palace Project?
At the heart of The Palace Project is the belief that the public library is the digital center of knowledge and creativity for their community; that libraries are palaces for the people This non-profit service was built for libraries to meet our community’s e-resource needs with a seamless, affordable, and easy-to-use system including the platform, content and mobile app.
The Palace Project contains a wide variety of content, services, and tools for the delivery of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital media to benefit public libraries and their patrons Funded by a $5 million investment from the John S and James L Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is the only not for profit e-marketplace centered on public library use and a division of Lyrasis, working in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
Key points about the Palace Project:
Unified access:
Palace allows patrons to access content from various providers through a single app, simplifying the user experience. This includes access to Libby from the Palace app.
Patron privacy:
Protects user privacy by enabling libraries to serve content from multiple providers without compromising data.
Large Selection:
The Palace Project offers more options for libraries to order ebooks and thus make it easier to access high demand, popular titles
Available now on both Apple and Android devices. Download The Palace Project app TODAY and dive into a world of incredible reads!
Upco oopla
The Hall County Library System will be implementing changes to the digital library services HOOPLA in an effort to conserve funds. Over the past two years, our eproductcirculationhasincreased100%-ineffectdoublingthecosts.Thismeansthe currentsettingsinHOOPLAarenotsustainablewithinthelibrary’sbudget.
TheLibrarypaysafeeeachtimeanitemischeckedoutbyapatroninHOOPLA.The fee ranges from 99 cents to $3.99 per item per checkout. Beginning in January, the library will begin setting a daily spending cap to ensure we can stay within our operating budget When that daily cap is expended, users can come back the next day (after midnight) to complete their checkout. We hope that making this change will enable us to keep HOOPLA without reducing the number of checkouts available monthlytoourpatrons.
While HOOPLA is a much loved service, please remember that many items in HOOPLA can be found on our other e-book platforms. Libby and The Palace Project offer many, many high demand items and popular titles As digital technologies become increasingly inseparable from the ways people learn, work, and interact, public libraries’ ability to afford access to e-books and audiobooks and other econtent like streaming movies is more important than ever. The Hall County Library System will continue to strive to offer the best services to our patrons within our budget.
Take Your Child to the Library Week
The BIG RED DOG
January 27
North Hall Tech 11:00 AM
January 28
Blackshear Place 10:15 AM
January 29
Murrayville 10:15 AM
January 30
Gainesville 11:00 AM
January 31
Spout Springs 10:15 AM
February 1
Gainesville 11:00 AM
Gainesville
January 8 1:30
Homeschool Crafternoon
January 22 1:30
Homeschool Libratory
Murrayville
Spout Springs
January 2 2:30
Historically Speaking: Adults
Pathogenesis: a History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
From December 16, 2024 to February 1, 2025, participate in our BINGO-style Winter Reading Challenge!
Can you read just 300 minutes in six weeks?
Complete literacy activities and keep track of your reading on our Beanstack site at hallcountylibrary.beanstack.org or on the Beanstack mobile app.
Earn badges and prizes! This program is for all ages!
Y.A.C. TEEN VOLUNTEERS
Youth Advisory Council (YAC) members help propose, organize, market, and execute teen & youth programs with HCLS!
Earn volunteer credit for the time spent at all meetings and activities! For students 14-18.
CHECK OUT A MEETING
Murrayville: January 6 at 6:30
North Hall Tech: January 16 at 4:30
Blackshear Place: January 16 at 6:30
Gainesville: January 23 at 6:30
Spout Springs: January 27 at 6:30
PROGRAMS&EVENTS: YOUTHSPOTLIGHT
January2,12:00-1:30pm
STAFFBOOKPICKS
New Year New You!
Cathy P
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Heal The Witch Wound by Celeste Larsen
Hiking Hidden Gems in America’s National Parks by Ted Alvarez
Ronda
Break Proof by Jenn Drummond
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Ikigai by Francesc Miralles
Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson and others
Skinnytaste Air Fryer Dinners by Gina Homolka
Marissa
Kathy E
George
Katelyn
Gabriele
Adrianne
STAFFBOOKPICKS
Atomic Habits by James Clear How to Know a Person by David Brooks
Michael
Emily
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Sarah Amy
52 Small Changes For The Mind by Brett Blumenthal
STAFFBOOKPICKS
Whitney EASY
Janine EASY
The Night Before New Year’s
by Natasha Wing
The Lucky Grapes by Tracey Kyle
Lisa E JUV
Troy YA
The Resolutions by Mia Garcia
Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan
Katie EASY
I Am More Than by LeBron James
I Try by Susie Brooks
Abigail EASY
Navigating the Stacks and Unveiling Library
Wonders
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten (1KB4K) challenge is simple! Read a book, any book to your baby or child, with the goal of reading 1,000 books before they start kindergarten. Sign up here on BEANSTACK, log your child’s reading and get ready for success!!
Tell us how your library has impacted and made a difference in your life. Share your story and a photo, and Georgia Public Library Service will send you a free READ magnet via your HCLS home library!
SUBMIT YOUR STORY
In The Gallery: Tony Thomas
Jan. 2nd-31st, 2025
Born in Gainesville, Georgia, and self-taught from a very early age, TonyT has been drawing and painting since he first learned to hold a pencil. Tony’s art seeks to find beauty in everyday life. It seeks to showcase luscious color and luminous natural light whether in a landscape, a seascape, or still life. The subject matter and formal concerns of color, light and frame have always been the devices used to get to the captured spirit of the moment. Employing a variety of genres to explore the nature and place of life settings, Tony’s series includes landscape views and still life paintings that represent the state-of-the-art as well as the passing of time. In each genre, his richly realized depictions balance the affection and admiration of his subjects with precise and unsentimental observation.
