Mango Visits AFPLS!

One of Mango Language's language learning specialists, Ryan Soble, recently visited a branch of the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library to speak to students from two high schools regarding Mango and E-resources offered by the library. The visit was targeted for students who are taking a Chinese course in their school, and everyone involved learned a lot from this partnership.


AFPLS's Twana Cannon, the coordinator for the event, deserves an extra special shout out for arranging and facilitating this program!


If you're interested in learning a foreign language and are looking for a fun, interactive way to pursue your language learning goals, (all for free and from the comfort of your own home, no less!) why don't you try Mango for yourself?

1. Start by visiting the library's homepage.
2. Under Search Options, select A-Z Database Search from the dropdown menu.
3. Scroll down and click on Mango Languages (Remote Access).
4. Enter your library card number.
5. Set up your free account and get started!

Public Input for New Libraries!

Have you voiced your opinions yet? Your ideas about what you'd like to see happen in your new library branches is both valued and necessary! The design process begins this year on the 8 new libraries and 2 expanded libraries that make up Phase I of the Library Building Program. Community engagement has been the cornerstone of our Facility Master Plan, and we would like to hear more from our patrons!


Click here to take our online survey and share your opinions.

Suggestions and recommendations can also be made in the following ways:

Email: librarycomments@fultoncountyga.gov
Fax: 404-335-9251
Mail: Branch Services, Central Library, One Margaret Mitchel Square, Atlanta, GA 30303

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners

This week the Pulitzer Prizes, an institution that has been awarding excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917, were announced for the current year. This year's winners are no less diverse or deserving than in years past and include some of the following:

FICTION - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

HISTORY - The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner

BIOGRAPHY - Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

POETRY - The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan

DRAMA - Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris

For the complete list of current winners in all areas and links to the winning photographs, cartoons and stories, and bios and photos of winners, visit the Pulitzer Prize website.

And as always, you can check the AFPLS catalog to search for winners past and present!

Final Public Input Session for New Libraries

This evening marks the final Public Input Session for patrons and library supporters to tell us what they would like to see in their new libraries. The design process begins this year on the 8 new libraries and 2 expanded libraries that make up Phase I of the Library Building Program. Community engagement has been the cornerstone of our Facility Master Plan, and we would like to hear more from our patrons!

Join us tonight, Tuesday, April 19th, at the Auburn Avenue Research Library downtown at 7 pm.

And if you can't make it tonight you can reach us in several other ways. By clicking this link you can fill out our online survey and share your opinions.

Recommendations and suggestions can also be submitted via the following:

Email: librarycomments@fultoncountyga.gov
Fax: 404-335-9251
Mail: Branch Services, Central Library, One Margaret Mitchel Square, Atlanta, GA 30303

Library Closed for Easter Holiday

All branches of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System will be closed this Sunday, April 24, 2011, to celebrate the Easter Holiday. Branches will reopen as regularly scheduled on Monday, April 25th.

Happy egg hunting!

Final Public Input Sessions for New Libraries!

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System wants to hear from you! The final public input sessions for new libraries are coming up this week and next, so mark your calendar, come out, and let us know what you would like to see in your new libraries. The design process begins this year on the 8 new libraries and 2 expanded libraries that make up Phase I of the Library Building Program. Community engagement has been the cornerstone of our Facility Master Plan, and we would like to hear more from our patrons! The final sessions will be held:

Tues, 4/12 @ 7 pm, Milton Court Room (Milton)
Thurs, 4/14 @ 7 pm, South Fulton Library (South Fulton)
Tues, 4/19 @ 7 pm, Auburn Avenue Research Library (Downtown)

If you can't make it to one of these public forums, don't worry, your voice can still be heard! Click this link to participate in our online survey and voice your opinions.

Recommendations and suggestions can also be submitted via the following:

Email: librarycomments@fultoncountyga.gov
Fax: 404-335-5291
Mail: Branch Services, Central Library, One Margaret Mitchel Square, Atlanta, GA 30303

Earth Day @ Your Library!

So we know that technically Earth Day isn't until April 22, 2011, but by checking out books, movies, and CDs like the ones listed below, you could actually celebrate all month long! Want to be even more green by saving gas and not driving to a branch? Visit our OverDrive database and download audiobooks or ebooks from the comfort of your own home! You can also check the library’s events calendar for activities and events taking place in all the branches throughout the month of April that have Earth Day themes. We hope to see you there!

For more information on Earth Day, it's history, and ways to get involved, visit the official website.

As always, you can check the AFPLS Catalog for all the titles here, and many more on this topic.

• Greenjobs : a guide to eco-friendly employment, by Bronwyn A. Llewellyn


• Going green : a kid's handbook to saving the planet, by John Elkington


• All New Crafts for Earth Day, by Kathy Ross


• Paul Chadwick’s Concrete 5. Think Like a Mountain [graphic novel], by Paul Chadwick


• The American Environmental Movement, by Rebecca Steffoff


• An Inconvenient Truth [sound recording]: the planetary emergency of global warming, and what we can do about it, by Albert Gore


• Earth [video recording], by Walt Disney Studios


• Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise, by Nelson Gaylord


• The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair, by Denis Hayes


• The Morning After Earth Day: Practical Environmental Politics, by Mary Graham


• Going to Green [DVD series, Volumes 1-5], by Beverly Baroff