In 1821, Archibald Clark headed the newly founded Library Society in St. Marys. After a fire in 1862, the library became a WPA project, receiving funds for a 215 volume collection and a bookmobile. After WPA ended, the St. Marys Women's Club operated and sponsored the library for many years. In 1949, the St. Marys Library became an affiliate library of the Brunswick-Glynn County Regional Library System, now called the Three Rivers Regional Library System. After occupying many different locations, the library's collection of more than 20,000 items was moved to its current location, with plans for renovation in the works. The library's current collection tops 42,000 items--books in large and regular print, audiobooks on cassette and CD, videos and DVDs--and it circulates more than 100,000 items annually.

Services include:

    Internet-accessible computers for public use
    Wi-fi internet access
    Notary services
    Microfilm reader
    Voter registration
    Test proctoring
    Public meeting room
    Copy machines--15 cents per page
    Paperback exchange
    On-going used book sale
    Interlibrary loan
    Fax machine--$1.00 per page, sending and receiving
    Access to GALE Legal forms--NO legal advice
    Access to Price It! Antiques and Collectibles database
    Local census records on microfilm (1830-1930)
    Pass the Popcorn Please--ongoing film series
    Georgia Special Collection
    AR reading lists for all St. Marys schools
    In honor of/in memory of program
    Lexile Rating information
    Annual participant in the National "Big Read" program
    Vacation reading programs for adults and children