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Human Resources Coordinator

Gwinnett County Public Library is hiring for this full-time position.

  There is currently an opening for a Human Resources Coordinator at the Gwinnett County Public Library. This position will be located at the Library Administrative Offices at the Lawrenceville Branch Library. The incumbent will be the go to person for Human Resources issues such as performance management, recruiting and hiring, benefits, work place safety and more. A Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or a related field and at least two years of professional HR experience are required. For more information or to apply for this position, please click here.

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Summer Fun

Do You Believe in Magic?

Kids can enjoy a puppet and magic show for free in Lawrenceville, Ga.

The Collins Hill Branch Library is kicking off their summer reading program today with a special treat. Magician Keith and his bird buddy Vern will make an appearance. Vern is a talking, singing bird (who gets a little help from Keith). The free event begins at 6:30pm.

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Summer Fun

Meet and Greet a Gwinnett Brave

Chopper and a player from the Gwinnett Braves will visit two library branches today.

Baseballs and books! A player from the Gwinnett Braves will visit two Gwinnett County Library branches today-- And he's bringing G-Braves mascot Chopper with him!  Their first stop will be at the Hamilton Mill branch at 10:30am. Then at noon, the two drop by the Collins Hill location. Be sure to bring your camera!

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Library Summer Reading Program Starts

Gwinnett County Public Library kicks off its summer reading program with Sonic restaurants.

Gwinnett County Public Library is gearing up for this year’s Summer Reading Program: "Dream Big," and it is partnering with Sonic restaurants to boost the number of prizes at the end of the summer. Last year, more than 38,000 children enrolled in the library’s Summer Reading Program, and this year $400,000 worth of prizes and incentives have been donated by local businesses to encourage young readers. As part of the mission to drive readership, proceeds of sales of customers who mention the library on visits to Sonic anywhere in the county will go toward books that children can earn at the end of the summer. General library programs will also benefit. A full calendar of programs including puppet shows, magic shows, special story times, and…

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Gwinnett Library System Now Using Advertising

Ads on bookmarks are now available.

The long-discussed advertising route for the Gwinnett County Public Library is now a reality. You can "bookmark" it. The Gwinnett library system is now selling ads on bookmarks as a way to deal with the funding cutbacks that have resulted from the economic downturn. As far back as last September, during Gwinnett County budget hearings, library Board Chairman Philip Saxton had talked of plans to increase revenue through private means. Saxton said in September that he hopes the library can raise at least $4 million annually through private initiatives as it seeks to become less dependent on tax revenue. One of those initiatives is in-branch advertising. According to the library system website, 5,000 customized bookmarks per branch for a …

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Five Forks Library to Undergo Upgrades

The library will be closed to the public during phase one of the renovations.

The Five Forks Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library will soon be getting an upgrade. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $1.06 million construction contract for improvements Tuesday. The planned changes will help control operating costs and improve efficiency. The needed improvements were first identified in 2007. They include updating the ighting, mechanical equipment, temperature control and lowering overall energy use. The library will also get new carpet, finishes and a fresh coat of paint. Renovations are expected to take seven months to complete. They will take place in two phases beginning in the early winter. During phase one, the library will be closed to the public. Patrons will still be able to checkout…

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Library to Use "Buddy" System to Keep 7 Day Service

GCPL will start a "Buddy Branch" schedule to allow patrons access seven days a week.

Starting this Sunday, the Gwinnett County Public Library will be pairing up branches as part of their new "Buddy Branch" system. This will allow GCPL to maximize resources and to have branches open seven days a week following recent budget cuts.  Here are the "Buddy Branch" pairs: ·         Buford-Sugar Hill Branch and Suwanee Branch ·         Hamilton Mill Branch and Dacula Branch ·         Collins Hill Branch and Lawrenceville Branch ·         Peachtree Corners Branch and Duluth Branch ·         Lilburn Branch and Norcross Branch ·         Five Forks Branch and Mountain Park Branch ·         Grayson Branch and Elizabeth H. Williams (Snellville) Branch ·         Centerville Branch and Elizabeth H. Williams (Snellville) Branch Buford-Sugar…

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Gwinnett Libraries To Reduce Hours Starting in October

Board members also disagree over plans to combat funding cuts from county.

Gwinnett Public Library branches will reduce hours beginning in October, but will remain open seven days a week. At a special called meeting of the library board Thursday, it was announced that effective October 23rd, the library will reduce from 53 hours a week to 44 hours, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. The move had been expected because the library is facing funding cuts from the county. Said Library Director Nancy Stanbery-Kellam: "We are at a point where we have to cut hours. Our service is suffering, and we don't have the staff." However, library board members Philip Saxton and Dick Goodman publicly disagreed over plans for the library to raise funds via in-branch advertising and seeking donations, according to the report. "…

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Ads in Gwinnett Libraries Are a Possibility

GCPL's new plans call for 'non-tax' revenue of millions of dollars annually.

Don't be surprised if you soon see one of those illiterate, chicken-loving cows in your local Gwinnett Public Library branch. Advertising in libraries and business marketing initiatives are part of the GCPL's effort to make up funding cuts by reaching out to the private sector. Philip Saxton, chairman of the Gwinnett library system, said Monday he hopes the library can raise at least $4 million annually through private initiatives as it seeks to become less dependent on tax revenue. "We're not the same library we were a year ago," he told Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash and other county government leaders during the final day of budget review sessions. The Gwinnett government is preparing its fiscal year 2012 budget and is …

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Maggie Lee

9:10 pm on Friday, September 16, 2011

Put a coffee shop in the library, make it like Borders / B&N. Those places draw in tons of people. Let's get people in the building with the books & computers their taxes already bought.   more ›

Gwinnett Libraries To Reduce Days, Hours Soon

Officials planning five-day, 40-hour week sometime in 4Q.

Get ready for your local Gwinnett Public Library branch to be open fewer days and hours this fall. GCPL officials described the changes Monday as part of the budget-review process with county government leaders in Lawrenceville. The plan includes a "non-tax revenue" plan that could raise $4 million annually. GCPL Chairman Philip Saxton said library officials were "shocked" when their funding was reduced 15 percent, to the current level of $16.1 million. With the current reductions and increasing dependence on non-government funds, "we hope you will give some back." The most immediate change will be that all branches will be reduced to a five-day, 40-hour week (from the current seven days, 53 hours). Nancy Stanbury-Kellum of the library …

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