Storytime

As school cranks back up, so does Storytime at the Library. See the schedule of storytime offerings throughout the East Central Georgia Regional Library at the Storytime page.

Book Reviews

Among my favorite readings are mysteries. I enjoy many of the older ones, English and American, as well as some newer ones. I prefer those that primarily focus on plot development and characterization and not those that dwell on violence.
My favorite current mystery author is Carolyn Graham, an English woman best known for her books on which the BBC series, Midsomer Murders are based. I also like Ian Rankin, who sets his contemporary novels in Edinburgh. Ruth Rendell, and Martha Grimes are also favorites.
I have also rediscovered Ross McDonald who's books are set in California during the 1960's and '70's. Great reading but not overly demanding. McDonald is in the same tradition as Raymond Chandler.
If you have a favorite mystery writer or several, please let us know.

Appleby Library preservation grant

The Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board has awarded the Augusta Library a preservation grant of $5,750 toward restoration of the auxiliary building at Appleby Branch Library. The Summerville Neighborhood Association and the Friends of Augusta Library are also providing funds for this project.

The Appleby Library was constructed as a private home in 1830; the auxiliary building may have been the original kitchen. The board from the Watson-Brown Foundation will be making a presentation for the award on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. at the Appleby Library, 2260 Walton Way.

Library Board of Trustees meetings

The Library Board of Trustees will meet in August and September. These meetings are open to the public.

• The ECGRL Regional Board: Mon, Sept 17 at 3:30 p.m.
• Augusta-Richmond County: Mon, Aug 20 at 4:30 p.m.
• Burke County: Tues, Sept 25 at 6:00 p.m.
• Columbia County: Tues, Sept 11 at 4:30 p.m.
• Lincoln County: Tues, Sept 18 at 3:30 p.m.
• Warren County: Thurs, Aug 9 at 3:30 p.m.

New Headquarters Library planned

New Augusta Headquarters Library - Work continues! Demolition work began to clear the site for the new library. See more information and photos here.

Playaway is here

The Augusta Headquarters Library is now offering Playaway – the first self-playing digital audio book, adding the innovative digital format to their existing audio book collection.

To read more about Playaways, view this page.