Decatur County – Gilbert H. Gragg Library
🏢 Southwest Georgia Regional Library System — Bainbridge, GA
Decatur County – Gilbert H. Gragg Library
The Gilbert H. Gragg Library anchors downtown Bainbridge and serves as headquarters for the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System, which covers Decatur, Miller and Seminole counties.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–6pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–6pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–6pm |
| Thursday | 9am–6pm |
| Friday | 9am–6pm |
| Saturday | 10am–2pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays.
📍 Location & Contact
Address: 301 South Monroe Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819
Phone: 229-248-2665
Website: swgrl.org
📖 About Decatur County – Gilbert H. Gragg Library
Library service in Decatur County reaches back to a Decatur County Library Association organized in 1896, and the present building on South Monroe Street was completed in 1940 as a joint undertaking of Decatur County and the City of Bainbridge. Today the Gragg Library keeps a genealogy room with local histories, yearbooks and microfilmed historic newspapers, and it connects patrons to Georgia's statewide PINES catalog of millions of items. As the regional headquarters, it coordinates service across three Southwest Georgia counties.
⭐ What makes this branch special
- Regional headquarters for Decatur, Miller and Seminole counties
- Genealogy room with local histories, yearbooks and historic newspaper microfilm
- PINES member with statewide borrowing and a children's area with educational-game computers
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which counties does the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System headquartered here serve?
The system, headquartered at the Gilbert H. Gragg Library in Bainbridge, serves Decatur, Miller and Seminole counties in Southwest Georgia.
How old is the Gilbert H. Gragg Library building in Bainbridge?
The current building on South Monroe Street was constructed in 1940 as a joint enterprise between Decatur County and the City of Bainbridge; organized library service in the county traces back to a Decatur County Library Association formed in 1896.
Can I research local family history at the Gragg Library?
Yes. The library maintains a dedicated genealogy room stocked with local histories, yearbooks and microfilm of historic area newspapers for family and local-history research.