Book search now available online for The Levering Library and The Jim and Shirley Hayes Genealogy Center
You can now search for any of our books online through our new system. You can search by name, author, title or keyword. We will be adding additional searchable holdings in the future. To access the data bank, click here; Library/Genealogy Book search: Some examples of the searchable books include: Historical books Birth, Death, Obituaries, […]
Growing Up in Athens- a huge success story~
When the committee for the Growing Up in Athens book project first met, we had no idea first, if we could even make this book happen, and second, that it would ever be as wildly popular as it has become. We started out with 1100 books the week of Thanksgiving and as of today, have […]
“Growing up in Athens” Book Launch Nov. 25th!
Please join us on November 25th from 3-5pm to celebrate the launch of Growing up in Athens! We will have books for sale and many of the writers will be here so you’ll be able to get your book signed while enjoying selected readings and light refreshments. This event is free and open to the […]
The Athens News 40th Anniversary Book is in stock now-
Ah, the memories- 40 years of Athens culture, as recorded by Athens only lasting free news paper The Athens A News. That’s “A” for alternative, which it very much was in the beginning years. The Athens News still has a long standing reputation for in depth, hard hitting news stories that Athenians have come to value. […]
Award winning Gramma Gatewood book now available in our gift shop!
“When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike” is an inspiring story, imparting the notion that an action as basic as walking for pleasure could result in a feat for the record books.” — Booklist Named Best Nonfiction Picture Book of 2016 by School Library Journal- It took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma “Grandma” […]