Literary Guild – History

The Literary Guild of St. Simons Island was formed as a licensed registered charity in 2012.

Literary Guild – Key Developments

  • 2012 – Author Talks, Films & Bi-Annual Book Sales were established.

  • 2018 – An ongoing Resale Bookstore (adjacent to the St. Simons Library) was opened.

  • 2020 – An online bookstore temporarily operated during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • 2022 – The St. Simons Writer’s Group was formed.

St. Simons Public Library

ST. SIMONS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY HISTORY

From 1937 to 2007, the St. Simons Library operated as an independent public library.

  • 1937 – Mrs. Abbie Fuller Graham founded St. Simons Library with 50 books housed temporarily in the home of Captain and Mrs. J. C. Clark on Arnold Road.

  • 1946 – Mrs. Fraser L. Ledbetter was appointed Head Librarian of the St. Simons Library, a position she held for more than four decades until 1989.

  • 1950 – The St. Simons Library was moved to the vacated bowling alley in the casino following the alley relocation to the “New Casino.” Kitchen shelves from former air-base housing were donated for use in the new Library.

  • 2005 – The St. Simons Library was relocated to a double-wide trailer before the Casino during building renovations.

  • 2006 – The St. Simons Library returned to its home in the Casino building.

  • 2007 – The St. Simons Library joined the regional Three River Library System.

  • 2012 – A single county-library system was formed – Marshes of Glynn Libraries —with two branches — St. Simons Island and downtown Brunswick.