Flint River Regional Library System
public library system in Georgia, USA
The Flint River Regional Library System (FRRLS) is a collection of nine public libraries in the Atlanta metropolitan area of Georgia. The library serves the residents of the following six counties: Butts, Fayette, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, and Spalding.
All of the locations in the FRRLS are part of PINES, a statewide consortium of libraries consisting of over 8 million materials and 275 libraries available for free to Georgia residents. The system is also a member of GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online) which offers more than 100 databases and 10,000 journals for research purposes.
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