Lawrenceville Artist Will Bring Evangelical Exhibit To Lilburn

Ralph B. Beach has his sketches of televangelists on display at Grayson Library until Aug. 11.

Lawrenceville artist Ralph B. Beach lives his life according to his own personal walk with God. He’s sharing that walk in the sketches he has on display at Grayson Library for the next month and will then be bringing his art to Lilburn. “I wanted to choose something that everybody would recognize,” Beach said. “These are faces that people see every day while flipping through channels.” The exhibit contains eight well-known television evangelical preachers, such as Joel Osteen, drawn with pencil on large Stonehenge paper.  Beach has created what he calls “a spiritual scavenger hunt” to accompany the exhibit with hopes that it will inspire those viewing it to delve into their own relationship with Jesus. He said his work of late is a …

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Visit with Llama Llama at the Library

And he'll be wearing his red pajamas, of course!

The star of a popular children's series, Llama Llama will be at the Lilburn Library on Thursday, July 12th at 1:30 p.m. and at Mountain Park at 3:30 p.m.  Bring your camera; after reading to the kids - about him, of course - kids can get a chance to meet Llama, Llama and have their pictures made with him! Put Llama Llama Red Pajama, on your child's reading list for the summer! Also at our local library branches:

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Library Uses "Buddy" System to Keep 7 Day Service

GCPL will start a "Buddy Branch" schedule allows patrons access seven days a week.

Starting this week, the Gwinnett County Public Library is pairing up branches as part of their new "Buddy Branch" system. This will allow GCPL to maximize resources and to have branches open seven days a week following recent budget cuts.  Here are the "Buddy Branch" pairs: ·         Buford-Sugar Hill Branch and Suwanee Branch ·         Hamilton Mill Branch and Dacula Branch ·         Collins Hill Branch and Lawrenceville Branch ·         Peachtree Corners Branch and Duluth Branch ·         Lilburn Branch and Norcross Branch ·         Five Forks Branch and Mountain Park Branch ·         Grayson Branch and Elizabeth H. Williams (Snellville) Branch ·         Centerville Branch and Elizabeth H. Williams (Snellville) Branch Buford-Sugar Hill, …

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Ads in Gwinnett Libraries Are a Possibility

GCPL's new plans call for 'non-tax' revenue of millions of dollars annually.

Don't be surprised if you soon see one of those illiterate, chicken-loving cows in your local Gwinnett Public Library branch. Advertising in libraries and business marketing initiatives are part of the GCPL's effort to make up funding cuts by reaching out to the private sector. Philip Saxton, chairman of the Gwinnett library system, said Monday he hopes the library can raise at least $4 million annually through private initiatives as it seeks to become less dependent on tax revenue. "We're not the same library we were a year ago," he told Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash and other county government leaders during the final day of budget review sessions. The Gwinnett government is preparing its fiscal year 2012 budget and is …

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Maggie Lee

9:10 pm on Friday, September 16, 2011

Put a coffee shop in the library, make it like Borders / B&N. Those places draw in tons of people. Let's get people in the building with the books & computers their taxes already bought.   more ›

Lilburn's Downtown Taking Shape

Ground breaking on Main Street project set for spring of 2012, completion fall of 2013

Lilburn was named near the turn of the 20th century, the themed period of its upcoming rebirth. Well into design of its new downtown city hall and library along revamped Main Street immediately east of Highway 29, that turn-of-the-century plan remains one City Manager Bill Johnsa hopes rejuvenates a Gwinnett County city first settled in the early 1800s. "We want to build something that's new, but looks old," he said. "What we're creating is a new gateway into the downtown area." Inspired by downtown streetscapes of Suwanee, Buford, Duluth and elsewhere, Lilburn's planned theme will be similar to one comparably sized Sugar Hill recently began, complete with wide sidewalks, globe street lamps and mixed-use development. Chiefly, Main Street's…

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John Henderson

10:37 am on Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Lilburn's feet dragging has resulted in 7 potential businesses for "Main Street" to look elsewhere. 18 months after this article was written and downtown is a "ghost town" even during business hours. The first step would be for Lilburn city employees to make an effort to support the few remaining downtown.   more ›

Five Things You Need To Know June 16

Here's your daily dose of what to know today.

Good morning, Lilburn. Here’s a digital check list for Thursday, June 16. 

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5 Things You Need To Know, June 9

Here's your daily dose of what to know today.

Good morning, Lilburn. Here’s a digital check list for Thursday, June 9.