These library systems are locally governed and are responsible for determining and developing local policies and procedures. The role of the Office of Public Library Services is to provide administrative and consulting services that will assist the public libraries in offering the necessary programs and services in their communities. In order to ensure that quality services are provided, OPLS and the Georgia public library directors have established working committees that represent the various components of public library services. Fifty-seven Georgia public library directors serve on 11 committees, each with a library director as chair and an OPLS staff member as liaison to support and assist the committee in its work. This web page is a project of the Collection Development Committee.
Collection development is a key component of public library service.
Each public library system in Georgia seeks to provide a collection of materials, in a variety of formats, which reflect the diversity of the population served, and of American society. In the collection, as many points of view are included as possible. It is important that each library system drafts, and has approved, a written collection development policy. Provided below are documents and bibliographies to assist Georgia public libraries in completing this process. To assist with this process, the Planning and Evaluation Committee of the Georgia Public Library Directors group has drafted a document to act as a tool for evaluating public library collections in Georgia.