We who travel the congested roads and wait in long department store lines know Georgia is growing rapidly. The evidence of this growth can be seen in the road construction that delays our daily commute. The Georgia 2015 report states that by 2015 half of the population of Georgia will be living in just 10 counties and 1 in 11 persons will live in Gwinnett County. Whether or not these predictions come true or not remains to be seen.
I see evidence of growth daily in the library where I work. Most afternoons all public access computers are in use and of course all the summer reading list books are checked out (and on hold). Things are changing. I am not a native of Georgia but I have witnessed a lot of growth over the past 17 years. Take our library system for example. In Hall County several new branches have opened and a new one is scheduled to open early next year. I truly enjoy living in Georgia even with the challenges new growth brings. We live in an exciting time with lots of opportunities.
Till next time
Leslie
1 comment:
One thing to consider is the growing number of immigrants to Georgia. I've read that in the next 10 years, GA will have a large number of people who do not speak English as their first language or perhaps even as their second language. Imagine the impact of this diversity on the collection, our programs, and our staffing. The population changes will force us to look at alternative models of service delivery!
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