Literary Guild of St. Simons Island

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

We support the St. Simons Public Library (part of the Marshes of Glynn Libraries) and contribute to the cultural life of St. Simons Island through literary programs that educate, inform, and entertain.

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.

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 the St. Simons Island Library with 50 books, temporarily housed in the home of Captain and Mrs. J. C. Clark on Arnold Road. Later that year, the library was placed under the sponsorship of the Cassina Garden Club, which supported its growth. Under the Club’s sponsorship, the collection expanded to more than 3,000 books by the end of World War II.

  • 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 relocation of the alley 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 during building renovations.

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

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

  • 2013– On July 1, a single county library system, Marshes of Glynn Libraries, was formed, with two branches: St. Simons Island and downtown Brunswick.