Dalton: 24/7 Wireless internet in parking lot – SSID: NW GA Regional Library WiFi; Password: 7068761360.
Calhoun: 24/7 Wireless internet in parking lot – SSID: CalhounPubLib; Password: 100parkave
Chatsworth: 24/7 Wireless internet in parking lot – SSID: Library_Parking; Password: 706olddalton
Library Renovations
Moving – The shelves at the old Chatsworth location are all empty and waiting for the renovation.
Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library
Phase two of our renovations includes a new roof and a reading patio. Funding comes from SPLOST and state building grants. We will post photos when the renovation begins.
Current Stage: As of March 2019, roof construction is completed with the reading patio phase still being planned.
Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library
We will be renovating our history room in order to make it more useful and more inviting. Funding comes from state building grants, donations, and other local funding agencies. We will post photos when the renovation begins. During the construction phase, some genealogical materials will not be available.
Current Stage: As of July 2019, construction has begun.
Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library
The largest of our three renovation projects, the Chatsworth-Murray building will be completely renovated. This renovation will include a reading patio, a new teen space, study rooms, and more. Funding comes from state building grants and local funding agencies. See below for some photos of the move from the old location to the temporary space.
Current Stage: As of July 2019, we are in the construction phase. See photos below!
Thank you for bearing with us while we were moving, and we hope you can pardon our dust!
Chatsworth-Murray Boxes Galore - This is just a tiny fraction of the boxes we had to use; most were used multiple times!
Chatsworth-Murray Shelving - As we filled boxes, the library's shelves got emptier and louder.
Chatsworth-Murray Full Boxes - Boxes waiting to be unpacked and put on the empty shelving at the temporary location.
Chatsworth-Murray Inventorying - An important part of the moving process is to make sure that books are in order and that everything is checked in and accounted for.
Chatsworth-Murray Moving Furniture - Thanks to a staff member's truck (and later some city and county helpers), we were able to get most of the furniture moved over.
Chatsworth-Murray Temporary Location - Empty shelves waiting to be filled at the temporary location.
Dalton-Whitfield's new roof is being built on top of the old roof.
Dalton-Whitfield's roof will make a statement when it's done.
Dalton-Whitfield's roof will no longer be flat, helping prevent leaks.
NGRL staff members checking out the view before it gets enclosed.
Dalton-Whitfield's construction crew fitting metal structures into the roof.
Chatsworth-Murray: Sectioning off the new children's section so we can lower the ceiling in some areas
Chatsworth-Murray: The walls going in for the teen section and the office for the children's librarian
Chatsworth-Murray: The Youth Services wing (office to the right, YA room to the left)
Chatsworth-Murray: The walls going up for our teen space!
Chatsworth-Murray: Eventually, this will house computers and our fiction/non-fiction items!
Chatsworth-Murray: New bathrooms incoming! We know everyone will appreciate better bathrooms.
Chatsworth-Murray: The guts of the bathroom are being changed just a little!
Chatsworth-Murray: Study rooms and offices in our history wing.
Chatsworth-Murray: We'll have a small conference room.
Chatsworth-Murray: Study rooms and the offices of branch manager and assistant branch manager.
