Mildred L. Terry Public Library
Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Mildred L. Terry Branch Library
640 Veterans Parkway
Columbus , Georgia
31901
Phone: 706.748.2851
FAX: 706.748.2853
Hours:
Monday- Saturday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Manager:
Silvia Bunn
About the Branch:
Mildred L. Terry, located at 640 Veterans Parkway, was built
and named the ‘Colored’ Library in 1952. The current name
is for the first librarian, Mildred Lane Terry (1952-1980). A Georgia
Historical Marker placed in 2003, speaks to the branch’s importance
in local history.
The branch focuses on “Family Literacy” with programs
like: computer classes, a daily Literacy time, GED classes, bi-lingual
story times and Spanish classes. Users include residents of surrounding
housing, visitors and workers in the Uptown area, and students. DVD’s,
popular fiction, job hunting, parenting and test-taking resources
are in demand. Circulation has risen from 8,000 items in 2001, to
almost 70,000 in 2007. Visitor counts have similarly increased.
Requests for meeting room space can no longer be met. The meeting
room is now a lab. The entire 4,223 square feet are used up! The 2007
AFLAC Summer Reading Party for 225+ children was conducted outside
under a tent.
Plans are underway to build a new 16,500 square foot building. The
emphasis is on creating more space but retaining the sense of welcome
and community that characterizes the existing
building. Families rely on the branch for recreation, support and
sanctuary. Staff is very proud of the branch’s history and continued
contribution to the community.