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The library’s “Oceans of Possibilities” summer reading program had a recordbreaking year with more than 1,300 attendees at virtual and in-person events in partnership with Spalding County Parks, Public Grounds & Leisure Services Throughout the summer, children, teens, and adults read and reviewed books to win rewards from local sponsors

In August, the library completed its historic newspaper digitization project, which digitized more than 130,000 pages of historic area newspapers to the Digital Library of Georgia archives for public use. A 2016 SPLOST project, it included the Griffin Daily News from 1888 to 1889, 1924 to 1930, 1944 to 1949, and 1966 to 1977 as well as the Griffin Daily News and Sun from 1889 to 1924 and the Griffin Weekly News and Sun for available years between 1903 and 1918. The newspaper images were digitized in the highest quality format available and are keyword searchable, providing a wealth of information for local historians and genealogists seeking a window into Griffin life throughout the 20th Century

Thanks to grant funding, the Griffin+Spalding County Library continued circulating WiFi Hot Spots with data package coverage to assist people without access to computers and internet services It helped community members with school, work from home, business travel, etc Hot Spots were checked out more than 226 times in 2022

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