Please help spread the word !! In a message dated 11/22/2001 12:01:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > (Please forward to all interested groups.) > > Beginning January 1, 2002, the State Archives of Georgia will be open to the > public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The State > Archives will be closed to the public on Mondays. > > Why is the State Archives changing its hours? > On Wednesday, October 31, the State Archives broke ground for a new building > just outside the campus of Clayton College and State University in Morrow. > Construction is expected to take 18 to 20 months. During that time we must > prepare the entire Archives collection for the move to Clayton County. Many > records must be reboxed, shelves and boxes must be cleaned, inventory data > of all the records must be entered and verified, and many details of the > move must be planned and tested in pilot projects. The change in our hours > will allow the staff to work as teams and concentrate more attention on > these activities, particularly on Mondays. > > Will the public benefit from the change in hours? > As soon as the hours go into effect the public will see several immediate > benefits: longer Saturday hours, increased access to the original records, > and standardized hours in the Main Research Room and the Original Documents > Reading Area throughout the week. In addition, we will now pull original > records on Saturdays, so patrons will no longer need to request these > records the day before. > > Will the State Archives change its hours again when it moves to the new > building? > After the move, the State Archives intends to add evening hours to the times > it is open to the public. We will continue to devote Mondays to team > projects and staff training that will result in the best customer service > possible. > > Where is Morrow? > Morrow is located 15 miles south of downtown Atlanta on Interstate 75 at > Exit 233. For more information, please visit the official web site of the > city: www.cityofmorrow.com. > > FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Pamela Coleman at 404-651-6474, at > [email protected], or visit our web site at www.GeorgiaArchives.org. > Ms. Sheila Lilia Martin with a little help from ((( >^..^< ))) <=Mr. Puddy