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The '''Uncle RemusAzalea Regional Library System''' (URRLS)'''AZRLS''') is a collection of ten [[public library|public libraries]] located partially in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] and [[Central Georgia]]. It is headquartered in [[Madison, Georgia]] and serves the counties of [[Greene County, Georgia|Greene]], [[Hancock County, Georgia|Hancock]], [[Jasper County, Georgia|Jasper]], [[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan]], [[Putnam County, Georgia|Putnam]], and [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton]], of which 3532% of the population are members of the library.<ref name="GALib2016CurrentLook2020" />

TheUntil library2020, systemthe isAzalea Regional Library System was named the '''Uncle Remus Regional Library System''' for [[Uncle Remus]], a fictional title character and narrator of many African-American folktales, whose stories were compiled by post-Reconstruction Atlanta journalist [[Joel Chandler Harris]] in the late 1880's1880s. The logo for the library system iswas [[Br'er Rabbit]], who is one of the central figures of Uncle Remus' stories. On January 9, 2020, Regional Board of Trustees for the Uncle Remus Regional Library System voted to change the Regional System’s name to the Azalea Regional Library System.<ref>{{cite news |last= Ivey|first= Tia Lynn |date= 30 January 2020|title= Uncle Remus now Azalea Regional System|url= https://morgancountycitizen.com/2020/01/30/uncle-remus-now-azalea-regional-system/|work= Morgan County Citizen|___location= Madison, Georgia|access-date= 15 March 2020}}</ref>

URRLSAzalea Regional Library System is part of [[Public Information Network for Electronic Services|PINES]], a statewide public information network which allows for card holders to check out books from any of the 284 associated libraries in Georgia's 143 counties.<ref>{{cite web|title=PINES - About|url=http://pines.georgialibraries.org/about|accessdate=10 March 2017}}</ref> It is also a part of [[Georgia Library Learning Online]] (GALILEO) which offers databases for research to those with an active subscription.<ref>{{cite web|title=GALILEO - About|url=http://about.galileo.usg.edu/|accessdate=10 March 2017}}</ref> Any member of URRLSthe system has access to this database of information.

==Branches==

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! Name !! Address !! Website

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| Greene County Library || 610 South Main Street, Greensboro, Georgia 30642 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/greene.html

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| Hancock County Library || 8984 East Broad Street, Sparta, Georgia 31087 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/hancock.htm

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| Jasper County Library || 319 E. Green Street, Monticello, Georgia 31064 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/jasper.htm

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| Morgan County Library || 1131 East Avenue, Madison, Georgia 30650 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/morgan.htm

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| Putnam County Library || 309 N. Madison Avenue, Eatonton, Georgia 31024 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/putnam.htm

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| O'Kelly Memorial Library || 363 Conyers Road, Loganville, Georgia 30052 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/okelly.htm

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| Monroe-Walton County Library || 217 W. Spring Street, Monroe, Georgia 30655 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/walton.htm

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| Steve W. Schaefer Regional Headquarters Building || 1121 East Avenue, Madison, Georgia 30650 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/

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| W.H. Stanton Memorial Library || 407 West Hightower Trail, Social Circle, Georgia 30025 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/stanton.htm

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| Walnut Grove Library || 1000 Walnut Grove Parkway, Loganville, Georgia 30052 || http://www.uncleremusazalealibraries.org/walnut.htm

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==Library systems in neighboring counties==

*[[Gwinnett County Public Library]] to the north west.

*[[Athens Regional Library System]] to the north.

*[[Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library System]] to the east.

*[[Oconee Regional Library System]] to the south east.

*[[Middle Georgia Regional Library System]] to the south.

*[[Conyers-Rockdale Library System]] to the south west.

*[[Newton County Library System]] to the west.

==References==

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==External links==

*[https://gapines.org/eg/opac/home PINES Catalog]

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[[Category:County library systems in Georgia (U.S. state)]]