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PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services) is Georgia’s “borderless library” system that allows PINES card holders free access to books and other materials in 300 library branches and affiliated service outlets throughout the state.
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Every resident of Georgia is eligible to receive a free PINES library card, even if your local library system is not a member of the PINES network. Visit any participating PINES library to get started.
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Access to more than 10 million books and other materials that can be checked out from and returned to any participating library free of charge. Search the online catalog.
Free delivery of books from other libraries throughout the state to your home library.
Service through 300 branch libraries and affiliated service outlets in 146 counties (51 of the 60 regional library systems) in Georgia. See list of participating libraries or find your nearest library.
Ability to renew your books and place holds online.
An easy-to-use Kids' Catalog that exclusively for youth materials.
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PINES is a program of the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS), which itself is a unit of the University System of Georgia. Learn more about PINES.
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Register for a free PINES library E-card and get access immediately!
Download the PINES app to place holds on materials, check your account and renew items, search the catalog for books, and much more.
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Georgia Library PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services) is the public library automation and lending network for 300 libraries and affiliated service outlets in 52 library systems covering 146 counties in Georgia. Georgians with a PINES library card have access to materials beyond what is available on their local shelves and enjoy the benefits of a shared collection of 10.6 million books and other materials that can be delivered to their home library free of charge. If you are a resident of Georgia, you are eligible to receive a free PINES library card.
What does PINES have to offer library users?
Access to more than 11 million books and other materials that can be checked out from and returned to any participating library free of charge. Search the online catalog.
Free delivery of books from throughout the state to your home library.
Service through 300 branch libraries and affiliated service outlets in 146 counties (52 of the 61 regional library systems) in Georgia. See list of participating libraries or find your nearest library.
Ability to renew your books and place holds online.
An easy-to-use Kids’ Catalog that exclusively for youth materials.
A Borderless LibraryPINES creates a statewide “borderless library” that provides equal access to information for all Georgians.
Georgians with a PINES library card have access to materials beyond their local shelves and enjoy the benefits of a shared collection of 11 million books and other materials that can be delivered to their home library free of charge.
If you are a resident of Georgia, you are eligible to receive a free PINES library card. Visit a participating PINES facility for additional information.
PINES runs on the Evergreen automation system, an open-source system originally developed in-house by Georgia Public Library Service and now in use worldwide by more than 1,500 libraries. PINES is managed by GPLS staff and is provided at no cost to Georgia library systems.
By utilizing economies of scale and eliminating the need for individual automation system contracts, PINES has enabled local libraries state-wide to reduce software expenditures by approximately $10 million a year.
