The Burke County  Library

Serving Waynesboro, Sardis & Midville, Georgia

A member of the East Central Georgia Regional Library

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At our library we pride ourselves on combining the latest electronic access and interlibrary cooperation with friendly "down-home" service. We offer hardback & paperback books; magazines & newspapers; CD's, videos and Books-on-Tape. We're just a phone call away for reference questions. You can also renew your books by phone, just by giving us your library card number and the names of the items you have out.

The beautiful new library in Waynesboro opened in the fall of 2005. Please come and see this charming library and let the helpful and friendly staff serve you!

We have story hours every Friday at 10:30 in Waynesboro and every Friday at 3:30 in Sardis and at 4:30 in Midville. We also offer a wide range of special programs and exhibits.

The library subscribes to several online databases. They are only available for use from within one of our libraries in ECGRL.

Please see our library policies for information about computer use, meeting rooms, and patron behavior. 

ATTENTION ALL PUBLIC COMPUTER USERS

Regarding SAVING files on public computers

For your security, as of Thursday, May 22, 2008, public computer users will only be allowed to save files to removable media (flash drive, called the G or H drive on library public computers, or floppy disks* on computers with a floppy drive A  available). File saves to the Local or Network My Documents folder will not be allowed.   If you do not have removable media with you, you may purchase a flash drive for a nominal fee from the library staff.  If you require the use of a computer with a floppy drive, you may ask the library staff to reserve such a computer for you.  Waiting times may apply.  For assistance with removable media, ask a staff member. For instructions on how to save a file to a floppy disk, click here.

 

A Quick Look at Burke County, Georgia

Burke County was created in 1777 as one of the original eight counties in Georgia. It was first called the Parish of St. George, but was renamed to honor Edmund Burke, a member of the British Parliament who supported the interests of the American colonies. Waynesboro, the county seat, was named for the famous Revolutionary War hero “mad Anthony” Wayne.

 With 832 square miles, Burke County is one of the largest counties in the eastern United States. Its fertile farmland produces cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat and peanuts. The population of Burke County in 2003 was 22,949. Burke County is known as the “Bird Dog Capital of the World.”

 


 BURKE COUNTY WEBSITES OF INTEREST

 

 


Questions? Comments! E-mail our staff

Elaine Sikes, County Librarian - 

Gwen Jackson, Library Assistant   - 

Connie Herndon, Library Assistant - 

Rhonda Oglesby, Midville Library Manager -

Deborah Pisani, Sardis Library Manager -

 

BURKE COUNTY LIBRARY POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL

Policy & Procedure Manual Attachments

Burke County Library Public Computers Diagram

 

 


 

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130 Highway 24 South   Waynesboro, Georgia  30830    (706) 554-3277

page last updated May 22, 2008