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The '''Uncle Remus Regional Library System''' ('''URRLS)''') 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 35% of the population are members of the library.<ref name="GALib2016" />

The library system is named 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's. The logo for the library system is [[Br'er Rabbit]], who is one of the central figures of Uncle Remus' stories.

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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==