The Bainbridge College Library is located in the Academic Building. It serves the entire
college, providing access to knowledge for both students and community citizens.
The book collection has more than doubled since opening day, reaching a size of over 38,000
volumes. The book collection is composed of materials that are carefully chosen to support
the students' academic requirements as well as to provide more in-depth reading for those
who are interested. Currently, the collection provides access to some 600 periodical titles
in both hard copy and microfilm. Back issues extend, in some cases, into the early years
of the twentieth century. Of additional interest are newspaper collections on microfilm
including the entire run of newspapers published in Bainbridge, and selected back issues
of the New York Times.
The library's catalog is available online through Georgia
Interconnected Libraries (GIL). GIL allows patrons to
search library holdings from Bainbridge College and other
libraries in the state university system and access patron
information such as checkouts, fines, and holds.
Non-print
media such as videotapes, compact discs, filmstrips, and slide/tape programs
are also available.
Facilities and equipment available to patrons include cassette duplication service for
non-copyrighted tapes, a photocopier, projectors, cassette players, and two soundproof study rooms for group study.
The Library is staffed by professional librarians during all operational hours. When classes
are in session, the Library is open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. each Monday through Thursday,
8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Between semesters
the Library is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Summer hours may vary and are posted in the
Library. A classroom-centered library orientation program is part of general student instruction,
and personal service is readily available in all areas of the Library.
Special Collections
Approximately 75,000 manuscripts make up the archives section of
the Library. Former Georgia Governor S. Marvin Griffin's papers
are a valuable addition to this collection. The papers of Colonel
John E. Donalson, founder of Donalsonville and Faceville and a former
mayor of Bainbridge, and those of former U.S. Representative Maston
E. O'Neal, Jr. are also included in the archives collection.
Computer Services
The Library houses a Computer Center containing 11 IBM computers
and software available for student use. In addition, the library
has computer workstations linked to the Internet to assist student
and faculty research. The library is a participant in the GALILEO
Interconnected Libraries project and provides access to the library
catalog and GALILEO full-text periodical databases over the Internet.
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