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{{Short description|Public library system in Georgia, United States}}

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The '''Okefenokee Regional Library System (OKRLS)''' is a [[public library]] system serving the counties of [[Ware County, Georgia|Ware]], [[Appling County, Georgia|Appling]], [[Bacon County, Georgia|Bacon]], and [[Clinch County, Georgia|Clinch]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]. The headquarters for the library system is the Waycross-Ware County Public Library located in [[Waycross, Georgia]].

OKRLS is a member of [[Public Information Network for Electronic Services|PINES]], a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|title=PINES - About|url=http://pines.georgialibraries.org/about|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref> Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to the system's collection of 10.6 million books.<ref>{{cite web|title=PINES Facts|url=http://pines.georgialibraries.org/sites/default/files/files/PINES_Facts_2016.pdf|accessdate=12 April 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805135503/https://pines.georgialibraries.org/sites/default/files/files/PINES_Facts_2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The library is also serviced by GALILEO, a program of the University System of Georgia which stands for "GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online". This program offers residents in supported libraries access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. It also boasts over 10,000 journal titles in full text.<ref>{{cite web|title=GALILEO - About|url=http://about.galileo.usg.edu/|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref>

==History==