Programs
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Beanstack
With Beanstack patrons can:
participate in AZRLS's reading challenges, earn badges, and win prizes.
register a family under one account
get emails with book recommendations and events matched to your age and interests.
track your reading by books and/or minutes.
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
One thousand books? You got this!
If you read just one book a night to your child, you’ll have already read 1,095 books in three years! It doesn’t matter if your child is a baby or a toddler; there’s no better time to start than now.
Reading aloud sparks creativity and imagination and is a wonderful way to bond with your child. Every time you read a book together, you’re giving them the gifts of language, vocabulary, and the necessary pre-reading skills for kindergarten.
Contact your local Azalea Library to sign up today.
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GA Experience Passes
Use your library card to visit amazing places around Georgia!
With more than a dozen destinations and a range of enriching activities – from museums to live theatre to the great outdoors – there’s something to do in every corner of the state.
With your free library card, you can check out passes for free entry to Zoo Atlanta, Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites, the Center for Puppetry Arts, and more.
If a group of four uses all 12 Experience Passes, they would save $1,097 on admissions, tickets, and parking.
Your library card is your ticket to some of Georgia’s best attractions!
Services
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Azalea After Hours- Book Lockers
Scan - Take - Close - Enjoy!
Scan your library card (physical card or from the PINES app), or enter your library card number manually on the touch screen. The locker door will pop open and you may retrieve your checked out items. Close the door after retrieval.
We currently have lockers located at these AZRLS member library locations: Eatonton-Putnam County Library, Greene County Library, Jasper County Library, Monroe-Walton County Library, Morgan County Library, and Sparta-Hancock County Library. Funding provided through an IMLS ARPA Digital Inclusion grant, administered by Georgia Public Library System.
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Selector Service
Let us do the browsing for you!
If you know exactly what you want to read, need some assistance deciding about books or movies, or just want to be surprised, our staff are ready to help.
Complete the foam linked below to let us know what you’re looking for — such as children’s books about animals, Young Adult graphic novels, or movies with a Western theme — and your personal selector will then find and collect relevant materials that meet your request. You will then be notified when the items are ready to be picked up in house or through Curbside Service hours. Please allow 2-3 days for staff to fill your request. Forms submitted over a weekend may take longer to fill.
To utilize this service, fill out the Selector Service Form linked below. Or, call your local library and speak to a staff member during regular business hours.
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Service Charges & Fees
Borrowers are responsible for all items they check out of the libraries. If books are lost or damaged, please notify the library staff.
There are no overdue fines for materials checked out through a student's PLAY Card.
Georgia Library Service (GLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled
GLS [formerly Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services – GLASS] promotes the use of assistive technology and accessible reading materials for those who are blind or whose physical abilities require the use of books and magazines in audio format or in braille.
Find out more about GLS here
Greene County Library serves as a GLS Ambassador site. Please contact the library for information: (706) 453-7276.
GLS “talking book” and large-print library services has more than 450,000 annual circulations, and users who are unable to visit a library also can obtain materials freely by mail.
The GLS network cooperates with all of the state’s library systems to give Georgians ready access to materials from the free national library program administered by the Library of Congress and the National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (NLS).
Reading materials and services for personal enrichment, education and entertainment — as well as any needed audio equipment — are sent to borrowers and returned by postage-free mail. Library users can search the online GLS catalog for braille, recorded books and descriptive videos and place their requests. Reader advisers are available to help patrons in person or by phone at the subregional library and toll-free at GLS.
In addition to administering and promoting the program statewide, GLS provides consulting, training, and assistance and serves as the liaison between local library providers and National Library Service (NLS), a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page.
Using the BARD mobile app, you can download books directly to your smartphone or tablet.
BARD Mobile app link for Android users Mobile app link for iOS users
Interlibrary Loan
What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan, also known as ILL, is a service that allows Azalea Regional Library System patrons to borrow books and materials or receive photocopies of documents owned by other libraries. Borrowers must have a valid AZRLS PINES library card to make a request.
How does Interlibrary Loan work?
If a book, magazine, or journal article you are seeking is not owned by the Azalea Regional Library System and not available by placing a hold through the PINES catalog, we can often obtain it for you through a network of agreements we participate in with library systems around the country.
Guidelines for Interlibrary Loans:
You must have an Azalea Regional Library System PINES card and be a Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam, or Walton County resident to request Interlibrary Loans.
Your AZRLS PINES library card must be up-to-date and unblocked (no lost materials, fees, or excessive fines).
Please check the PINES library catalog to be sure the item is not owned by another PINES library. Any material currently owned by a PINES library should be placed “on hold,” rather than requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Current / new books may not be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
When requesting a book, please make sure to provide the correct spelling of the title and author’s name. Failure to do so could result in the request being rejected.
AZRLS will process 5 requests per patron at one time. This includes requests that have already been submitted, but are not yet completed. AZRLS does not request textbooks through Interlibrary Loan.
A separate form is needed for each book and/or photocopied article desired.
Interlibrary Loan materials are borrowed from other libraries. Please return items on time! If these materials are not returned on time, we may not be able to borrow from those libraries again.
When placing a request, please specify the member library where you want to pick up the material.
At this time, ILL is a free service for AZRLS patrons. Shipping charges may be required for large/oversized/heavy items. Photocopies typically have no charge. Non AZRLS patrons will be charged for this service.
You may fill out an Interlibrary Loan form at any one of our member libraries or print out the AZRLS Interlibrary Loan Form and bring it to one of our member libraries to complete the process. Please fill out all fields. Incomplete forms may be rejected.
Due dates for Interlibrary Loan materials are set by the lending library. To renew Interlibrary Loan materials please call the AZRLS Technical Services Department at (706) 342-4974 ext. 1024. Only the Technical Services Department can renew items.
Proctoring is available by appointment at all AZRLS libraries
Schedule the proctoring appointment day & time with the Library Manager at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the test day. When you arrive for your appointment, go to the main information desk and let the staff member know that you have arrived for a proctoring appointment with the Library Manager.
Proctoring services: Unsupervised Written/Computer Test – $10.00 per test Supervised Written/Computer Test – $30.00 per 4 hr block/per test * All return postage charges for test materials will be the responsibility of the patron, due at the time of proctoring appointment. Pre-paid return envelopes are preferred. Payment by check is preferred. Please note, if paying with cash you must have the exact amount as staff will not be able to make change or break large bills.
Guidelines: Tests are scheduled at the convenience of Library Staff within the operating schedule of the library. Testing may not interfere with normal library operations and must be completed thirty (30) minutes prior to closing. Online tests will be administered on a library computer.
Day of Test:
Present your valid picture I.D. (Driver’s License, Military ID or Passport) at the time of the exam.
Pay the proctoring fee per test to the Library Manager.
If you do not bring a pre-paid envelope, provide a stamped, addressed envelope to return examinations not taken online.
Printing is 0.20¢ per page.
Come prepared with pens, pencils, paper, calculator, or other approved materials.
Exams must be completed at least thirty (30) minutes prior to closing.
Cancellations:
As a courtesy, if you are unable to keep the scheduled testing time, please contact the library or Library Manager as soon as possible.
Library Locations
Eatonton-Putnam County Library:
(706) 485-6768
Greene County Library:
(706) 453-7276
Jasper County Library:
(706) 468-6292
Monroe-Walton County Library:
(770) 267-4630
Morgan County Library:
(706) 342-1206
O’Kelly Memorial Library:
(770) 466-2895Sparta-Hancock County Library:
(706) 444-5389
W.H. Stanton Memorial Library:
(770) 464-2444
Walnut Grove Library:
(678) 342-9758