Chattooga County Library System

{{Short description|Public library system in Georgia, U.S.}}

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| location = Chattooga County, Georgia

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| collection_size = 103,033 (2020){{cite web |title=A Current Look at Georgia Public Libraries and GPLS 2020 |url=https://georgialibraries.org/statistics_files/Current_Look_FY20.pdf |publisher=Georgia Public Library Service |access-date=13 July 2021 |date=June 2021}}

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| annual_circulation = 51,218 (2020)

| pop_served = 24,766 (2020)

| members = 8,390 (2020)

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| director = Susan Stephens

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| website = http://chattoogacountylibrary.org/

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The Chattooga County Library System (CCLS) was a public library system consisting of two libraries in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States, in the northwest region of the state. On 1 November 2020, the library system merged with the Sara Hightower Regional Library System.{{cite news |title=Library Merger Happening November 1st |url=https://www.wrganews.com/2020/10/09/library-merger-happening-november-1st/ |accessdate=12 November 2020 |work=WRGA |date=9 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112141144/https://www.wrganews.com/2020/10/09/library-merger-happening-november-1st/ |archivedate=12 November 2020 |quote=The Summerville News reported on Thursday that the Chattooga County Library’s merger with the Sarah Hightower Regional Library will be completed on November 1st.}} The library headquarters and main branch is located in Summerville with a second, smaller branch in Trion.

CCLS is a part of PINES, a public library network of 281 libraries in 140 counties throughout Georgia. Any resident of Georgia may receive a PINES library card which allows them access to any of the 8 million books in its collection across the state.{{cite web|title=PINES - About|url=http://pines.georgialibraries.org/about|accessdate=22 March 2017}} The library is also member of GALILEO, Georgia's ‘virtual library’ which facilitates online access to over 100 databases (including magazine articles and online books) for researchers and students on a wide variety of topics.{{cite web|title=GALILEO - About|url=http://about.galileo.usg.edu/|accessdate=22 March 2017}}