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Our Mission
To provide high quality and relevant
customer-oriented library and information
services, collections of resources and
programming that serves to expand and
enrich the lives of our citizens.
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Meet Our Director
Carol Hewlett
Native of Jackson County
Director since August 2007
30 Years in Librarianship
Photo courtesy of www.jgrls.org
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The Regional Board of Trustees
Chairman, Bruce Grimes (top-left), the appointed
representatives from each of our two counties and our
Board Attorney.
The Board is the governing body of the library system.
Photo courtesy of www.jgrls.org
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Our Libraries – an 8 Branch Team
Headquarters/
Pascagoula
Photo courtesy of www.jgrls.org
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JGRLS-Not Yo’Mama’s Library
Books: regular, large print,
paperback, CD, even
Portable Audio Players in
MP3 format
DVDs: automatic
subscriptions for major
releases and Disney titles
Magazines
Video games: Xbox®,
Playstation 3® and Wii ®
formats
Mini laptop computers
Leapsters®
Computer classes
Our libraries today provide so much more than in years past
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5 Library Secrets Revealed
Excerpts from an article (with a few adaptations) published in the
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 19, 2008.
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Why do we need libraries when everyone has the
Internet?
Libraries provide access to cultural, educational, as well
as recreational information delivered with privacy in
mind and in a friendly environment.
We are a community gathering place, a place for
individuals and families. There are programs for all ages
at the library as well as expert help.
The staff is a font of information with advice on the next
book to read, how to find health information, or even
how to use the Internet more effectively.
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Who pays for the library?
You do!.
In Mississippi, public libraries are supported by city and
county taxes as well as from state appropriations.
In addition, libraries submit applications for federal as
well as private grants.
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With so many wonderful books, magazines, DVDs,
CDs and other items available, how do librarians
decide what to buy?
All libraries have a policy outlining the focus for their
purchases referred to as a Collection Development
Policy.
We strive to choose the quality and type of materials that
are representative of community interests.
Purchases are made from reviews or based on request
from our patrons.
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Are all the people who work in the library called
librarians?
Technically, no. Only people who have earned a master's
degree in Libraries and Information Science (MLIS) are
librarians.
Lots of others with related and supporting skills also play
an important role in the work at the library.
However, our customers think that everyone who works
in a library is a librarian. (That’s ok- we’re all a team!)
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Who really makes the decisions about the library?
For example, who decides if the library is open on
Sunday?
A representative from each of the voting districts in
Jackson County is appointed to serve as public library
trustees. In addition, one is also appointed from George
County and the City of Lucedale.
These are the folks who make the policies that govern
what we do, including when the library will be open.
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Any Additional Questions?
Best of Luck in what we are
sure will be a long career!
