Additionally, several private companies offer residential and commercial waste collection. The Hall County Library System provides its patrons with resources and services to meet their informational, educational, business and recreational needs. Special focus is placed on providing and maintaining an adequate reference collection to support current and reliable information for the community and encouraging Hall County residents to develop an interest in reading and lifelong learning. The library system serves as a learning resource center for all area residents. In addition to its headquarters facility in downtown Gainesville, the Hall County Library System has four branches throughout the county to serve patrons.
Library cards are free to residents in the library's service area.
New residents from other states must purchase a Georgia tag within 30 days of establishing residency. This may be done at the main office in the Joint Administration Building in downtown Gainesville or at one of the satellite tag offices in Oakwood or Clermont. The Georgia State Patrol issues driver's licenses through its facility on Aviation Boulevard in Gainesville. The Hall County Elections Office is located at the intersection of Dawsonville Highway and Pearl Nix Parkway, adjacent to Colonial Lakeshore Mall. To register to vote in the state of Georgia, you must be a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote, and at least 18 years of age by election day.