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RESEARCH LIBRARY & MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES
The Research Library & Municipal Archives (RLMA) was established by the late Arthur A. (Don) Mendonsa, City Manager, in the late 1970's. It serves the library information needs of City of Savannah employees, by maintaining collections of professional and technical publications related to City government functions and by performing reference and research services related to City government information needs. The Library & Archives also serves reference requests from researchers and the general public which relate to archival and historical City records under its administration in the City Records Center (CRC).
Research Library Collections. Borrowing privileges are extended only to City employees. For other parties, interlibrary loan requests and in-library reserve requests from your academic, public, or corporate library can usually be honored. Contact a Reference, Interlibrary Loan, or Document Delivery Librarian at your home institution for an appropriate referral. Office appointments, typically scheduled between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, are strongly recommended for on-site research visits. Click here for Library & Archives contact information.
Library Network Affiliations. The Research Library & Municipal Archives is a member of the national/international, regional, and state library networks listed below and participates in their interlibrary loan and periodical union listing databases and systems. The Library's 3-character symbol is GSG.
OCLC. The Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (Founded 1967). Comprised of over 53,500 participating libraries in the United States and 95 countries and territories worldwide, sharing the WORLDCAT database of over 1 billion records in English and 42 other languages.* <www.oclc.org>
SOLINET. The Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (Founded 1973). The largest regional library network in the United States, with over 2,600 member libraries in ten Southeastern states and the Caribbean.* <www.solinet.net>
GOLD. The Georgia Online Database (Founded 1988). The resource-sharing consortium comprised of over 200 Georgia libraries, sharing over 18 million database records and over 400,000 serials holdings statements.* <www.georgialibraries.org/lib/gold.html>
*November 2005 Statistics
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The Old City Exchange was the home of City Council until 1904 when it was torn down to make way for the current City Hall. |
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Archival Collections.
Like the U. S. Bicentennial Time Capsule in City Hall’s foyer, holding mementos of Savannah’s residents, the City of Savannah Research Library & Municipal Archives is a time capsule of City history dating back to the incorporation of the City of Savannah municipal government in 1789. But you don’t have to wait until 2076 for this time capsule to be opened; you can start discovering the City’s rich history today!
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Frequent Referrals.
The public library system in our community is the Live Oak Public Libraries <www.liveoakpl.org> which can be contacted at 912-652-3600.
The Georgia Historical Society Library <www.georgiahistory.com> can be contacted at 912-651-2128.
The Chatham County Law Library can be contacted at 912-652-7336.
Click here for contact information for additional Savannah area libraries and archival repositories.
Contact Information
Research Library & Municipal Archives
City of Savannah, Georgia
P.O. Box 1027
City Hall, Room 103
Bay Street at Bull Street
Savannah, GA 31402
TEL 912-651-6412
FAX 912-233-1992
Glenda E.A. Anderson, Director
EMAIL ganderson@savannahga.gov
City Customer Service Desk:
TDD 912-651-6702 |
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