The library in Americus also has a large collection of materials about President Jimmy Carter. The staff of the libraries can provide answers to basic questions and assist in your information needs. There is access to information on a variety of subjects including business, current affairs, health, and science. Access to the Internet and to the State-supported Galileo databases is available at the four main county library locations. The Lake Blackshear Regional Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Thursday of February, May, August and November.
Locations rotate among the four counties.
Board meetings are open to the public. The Sumter County Friends of the Public Library was formed in 1985 to help the Lake Blackshear Regional Library in Americus with fundraising and promotion. With this money, the library staff has been able to add many titles to the collection and to give a book to each child who reads ten books during the summer reading program. The Friends also gave money towards the renovation and addition in 1992. The biggest annual fundraiser is the dinner-theater event.