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On the Road Again: a brief history of the Augusta Public Library Bookmobile

“Growing up out in Hephzibah, well past Hwy 88, living on dirt roads, our one link to the rest of the world was the dependable arrival of the Bookmobile. I dragged my little red wagon down each time, chock full … Continue reading

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Preserving Precious Memories

With the success of the 2024 debutante exhibition, Live Lovely for Excellence: The Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club, the Lucy C. Laney Museum, in partnership with the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club is excited to expand the exhibition in 2025. … Continue reading

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Eighty Years of Househunting

Eighty years. Imagine looking for your permanent home for eighty years. What a housewarming you would throw. And the Augusta Players had their housewarming with all the trimmings this May 9, 2025. They cut the red ribbon and let in … Continue reading

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It’s Preservation Week!

Each year, libraries, archives, museums, and cultural institutions across the United States come together to celebrate Preservation Week, a time dedicated to promoting the care and conservation of our collective history. Established by the American Library Association (ALA) and the … Continue reading

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The Georgia Room’s Famous Bunny

There are many famous bunny rabbits; Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Peter Cottontail, the Easter bunny, the Velveteen Rabbit, Bunnicula, Reader Rabbit, and others not mentioned here.  To our list, we need to add Hoppity Bunny from Hoppity Bunny’s Hop. Hoppity … Continue reading

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What’s Up for March 2025 in the Georgia Room!

Our brains may feel a little sluggish after the long cold winter we’ve had this year. What’s the best way to spring clean those brain cells? Head to the Georgia Room to learn something new about researching those elusive lady … Continue reading

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Martha’s Box: A Woman’s Life in Postcards

Not a single postcard found in Martha Orr’s keepsake box is written to or from anyone living in Augusta, Georgia or from the cities and towns closest to us. Only one of the over two hundred postcards bears any connection … Continue reading

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Celebrate Black History Month

Legacy Family Tree is offering FREE African American family history webinars through the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Check it out! Black History Month 2025 at Legacy Family Tree Webinars

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Lunch and Learn about David Drake, Enslaved Potter

Lunch and Learn ! Come with us to meet David Drake in Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay on Tuesday, February 18th from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm in the Headquarters Library Auditorium.  Archaeologist George Wingard presents his award-winning documentary based on … Continue reading

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R. Williams And Son: Clear Pictures, Cloudy Records

Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Joseph M. Lee., the Georgia Room has a small collection of studio portraits, taken by various studios which conducted business in Augusta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a document of … Continue reading

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