Georgia Public Library Service

Georgia Public Library Service
	Building where GPLS is headquartered
Abbreviation	GPLS
Established	October 1, 1996
Type	Government agency
Location	2872 Woodcock Blvd; Suite 250; Atlanta, Georgia; United States;
Coordinates	33°52′36.6″N 84°16′19.9″W / 33.876833°N 84.272194°W
State Librarian	Julie Walker
Budget	$24.4 million (2015)
Staff	45
Website	www.georgialibraries.org

The Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) is the state agency for libraries in the U.S. State of Georgia and a unit of the University System of Georgia. The service was initially founded in 1996 after the inception of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), and in July 2000 moved from the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) to the Georgia Board of Regents and University System of Georgia.^[2] Julie Walker is the current State Librarian.^[3]^[4]

^ Warburton, Bob (February 3, 2014). "Georgia Tweaks State Funding Formula to Prioritize Librarians". Library Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ Veatch, Lamar (July 9, 2007). "Library Services & Technology Act Five-Year Plan for Georgia's Libraries 2008 to 2012" (PDF). Georgia Public Library Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "GPLS Staff Directory". Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "SILS Alumna, Julie Walker, Named State Librarian of Georgia". School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. May 9, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2017.