Friends of East Atlanta Library

The East Atlanta Branch, along with most other Fulton County Library System branches, will be OPEN on Tuesdays and Saturdays starting May 4th for in-person services! We've missed our patrons! There will be limited in-branch services like browsing shelves, printing, and computer use, twice per week, allowing for one-hour visits per patron, per day. These in-person services will be available on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Welcome back! Find more details here: https://www.fulcolibrary.org//fulton-county-library-set-/

Hi Terra! Listen in to Terra, our East Atlanta Branch Manager! And I bet she is using the new Ring Light set up purchased recently by the Friends of East Atlanta Library! #adultstorytime #librarybooks #eav #eastatlanta #eastatlantavillage

Happy Earth Day!

Events from our friends at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History! Virtual events for all ages! #BlackHistoryMonth #resolvetoread

Even with the Covid protocols and the branches of the Fulton County Library System not being open to the public. The Friends of East Atlanta Library were still able to fund the East Atlanta Branch Staff Holiday Luncheon. The staff chose to order from Fox Bros Bar-B-Q and it was a hit! They were all happy to be together for the luncheon as some staff had been pulled to work elections. #librarystrong

Here's our library team in action - providing patrons the books and resources needed! You can go online to the Fulton County Library System, https://www.fulcolibrary.org/, to check out books and pick them up at the East Atlanta branch. Thank you to our librarians for keeping it going the best they can! #resolvetoread #librarystrong

This week Fulton County Library System celebrates Black History month through virtual storytimes for all ages. Check out the website for many book and movie recommendations from biographies, memoirs, history, fiction, poetry and more. https://www.fulcolibrary.org/celebrate-black-history-month/

We are super excited of the news that we will receive a $500 donation from the East Atlanta Strut! THANK YOU to the Strut committee and the Metropolitan Ave residents who chose our organization! "This year's East Atlanta Strut looked quite different as we strutted in place, on our neighborhood streets, and let neighbors decide how they wanted to participate. We awarded a trophy for four of the best street celebrations and we let the winning streets donate some of our Strut earnings to a previous grant award organization. Metropolitan Avenue chose Friends of East Atlanta Library! You should be receiving a check for $500 from the East Atlanta Strut in the coming week. Thank you and your organization for all the hard work you do to make our community a great place to live." East Atlanta Neighborhood Group

Celebrate East Atlanta’s art, culture and quirkiness in a safer way, East Atlanta Strut In Place, with two ways to play: socially distanced at a Village business or in your own front yard, where you make the Strut, and the Strut comes to you.Think Small Business Saturday meets Porchfest, with a twist. Get all the details at www.EastAtlantaStrut.com, but here’s the short version: Instead of closing roads and inviting 10,000 people to our little neighborhood, the Strut will facilitate activities throughout the business and residential districts. Learn more!

Fall Into Reading Challenge 2020 is underway through November 30, 2020! Join the Fulton County Library System online at https://fultoncounty.beanstack.org to participate. This year’s program is 100% virtual and open to all ages. Signup and log your reading online or in the Beanstack app. Also join us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for storytime, cooking demonstrations, crafts, and much more. #librarystrong

Challenge yourself and your kids to read this fall! Reserve books online for curbside pick up at the East Atlanta library. #LibraryStrong

September is Library Card Sign Up Month! Even though the library is not open, you can still get a library card online if you don't have one. Visit http://www.afpls.org/afplsservices/library-cards. #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

The East Atlanta Library is open for Curbside! The Fulton County Library System has expanded hours for curbside pickup services, allowing patrons more time and flexibility to pick up and return library books and materials to their local library. The libraries that were closed previously for renovations and were completed during the closure due to COVID-19 are online with curbside services. The additional locations include: Adamsville-Collier Heights Library Buckhead Libra...ry East Atlanta Library Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library Northside Library Ponce de Leon Library Get details here: http://afpls.org//2723-new-expanded-curbside-hours-and-six See more

Letter from the Fulton County Library System E-newsletter on 8/3/2020: A Message from the Director Gayle Holloman: Well, we are still moving forward. Thank you for embracing curbside service as we continue to brave the new world of COVID-19. Your usage of online resources has increased tremendously. Special thanks to all of you who participated in the recent virtual resources usage survey. ... You, your children and teens participated in online programs and registered for the 2020 Summer Reading Program. Library staff worked tirelessly to find new things to offer and to make materials available as fast as possible. Library employees are working hard to align resources to meet your fall and winter reading and educational needs. Please know that we are all investigating innovative ways to navigate students' needs, whether with online learning or in-person learning. Finally, stay tuned for new information about services, programs and materials as it becomes available. The summer may be waning, but adventure awaits within the pages of your favorite book; or, on your favorite device. Take the time, slow down, grab some sweet tea (and/or lemonade) and read.

We're excited to announce that we were awarded a $500 grant from East Atlanta Strut! Thank you so much for supporting your neighborhood branch of the Fulton County Library System. We can't wait for our branch and all branches to open!

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