About
the Library
History | Governance | Mission
The Nancy Guinn Memorial Library is the main library and is located
at 864 Green Street in Old Town Conyers.
The
Nancy Guinn Memorial Library is named for Mrs. Nancy Graham Guinn, a
founder and first president of the Conyers Civic League. Mrs.
Guinn raised funds necessary to establish a public library for Rockdale
County in 1920.
HISTORY
The Nancy Guinn Memorial Library is named for Mrs. Nancy Graham
Guinn, a founder and first president of the Conyers Civic League.
Mrs. Guinn raised funds necessary to establish a public library for
Rockdale County in 1920. Today the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
houses 100,000 books and audiobooks, and videocassettes, compact discs,
and other material. The library is centrally located in Old Town
Conyers, at 864 Green Street in a beautiful building which opened in
1990
The
site upon which the library now stands was once the home of Sally
Fanny Gleaton, a notable suffragette and one of the first female pilots
in Georgia. Mrs. Gleaton gave this land to the City of Conyers
and it served as a city park before being the home for the
library's new facility in 1989.
The Conyers-Rockdale
Library System is governed by a Library Board of
Trustees who are appointed by the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners
for three-year terms on a rotating basis. Library Board members are
dedicated volunteers who are committed to representing the Rockdale
community in providing excellent public library service.
BOARD MINUTES 2009
The mission of the Conyers-Rockdale Library System is to provide an organized repository of knowledge; encourage lifelong learning and the love of books and reading; offer free and equal access to the library programs, information services, and public facilities, improving the quality of life for the people of Rockdale County.
Contacts: Circulation 770-388-5040 • Administration 770-388-5041 • Fax 770-388-5043
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This site is funded in part by the Friends of Nancy Guinn Library.