Mary Willis Library to switch to new web-based catalog

The Mary Willis Library will be closed during the Labor Day weekend through September 5 to prepare for the debut of Evergreen software, web-based catalog.

Public libraries in the Bartram Trail Regional Library, which includes the Mary Willis Library, Taliaferro County Library, and the Thomson-McDuffie County Library, will be closed during this time to enable all of Georgia's PINES libraries to migrate to the new Evergreen software platform.

When the libraries open their doors - both physical and virtual - on September 6, users will experience a new view of the system's catalog and collections, including book covers, reviews, tables of contents, and a variety of easy-to-use searches that will allow library users to locate materials quickly and efficiently throughout the system.

The Evergreen-powered system will also include a wealth of security enhancements designed to protect the personal information of patrons who use the service from their homes or from public-access computers at their local libraries.

A statewide consortium of 252 public libraries in 123 counties, the Public Information Network for Electronic Services - PINES, for short - offers Georgia citizens a shared catalog of more than 8 million items, with a single library card that is welcomed in all member libraries.

Now boasting more than 1.6 million registered cardholders, PINES is a national leader in library cooperation and resource-sharing, a position that the new Evergreen software is certain to enhance.

Current PINES library cards will not change, and users will not have to register for new cards to continue using the system. The new catalog will be available from workstations within all PINES libraries as well as for users logging in from home beginning September 6, at www.gapines.org

For additional information, interested persons should contact any member of the staff at the Mary Willis Library, Taliaferro County Library, and Thomson-McDuffie County Library.

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