Douglasville Lending Library And The Arts Collaborate

DOUGLASVILLE, GA – To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority, Douglas County Library, the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, and the Cultural Arts Council (CAC), Main Street Douglasville unveiled its new Lending Libraries Program in Downtown Douglasville Friday, March 1.

"We are grateful to be able to partner with these amazing organizations and to be able to provide more art in downtown, which falls in line with the Arts Council’s current Public Art Initiative," said CAC Executive Director, Emily Lightner.

The lending libraries were hand painted by local and renowned artist, Ann Cockerill. She discovered the world of painting at the age of four and now owns the Red Cockerill Gallery located in Austell, GA. Ann was commissioned by the State of Georgia to paint Oglethorpe, Jefferson, Washington, and Lafayette’s life-size portraits for the newly remodeled “Old Capital” in Milledgeville. Her painting of Kennesaw Mountain was included in the “Spirit of America Exhibition from Winslow Homer to Andrew Wyeth,” and toured the nation’s museums. Cockerill was eager to be part of such a great program when given the opportunity.

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The Lending Libraries program is an effort to inspire a passion for reading and creativity by creating a book-exchange opportunity in the City of Douglasville. Books donated by the Douglas County Library will be available 24/7 for readers to borrow and exchange at their convenience.

The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County, located at 8652 Campbellton Street in historic downtown Douglasville, Georgia, is open Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For directions, more information, or to make your reservations, visit www.artsdouglas.org or contact the Cultural Arts Council at 770-949-2787.