The Hall County Library System will receive over $7,500 from the AT&T Foundation to provide new computer resources at the Blackshear Place Branch. The equipment will be housed in the newly created young adult area of the library branch, which is being developed to increase library appeal to this age group.

"This grant will help us upgrade our hardware and computer seating for the Oakwood branch library," said Library Director Adrian Mixson. "This will provide teenagers with their own personal space, encouraging social networking and educational use of the library's resources for homework assignments."

The grant comes through the AT&T Excelerator program, which has provided over 2,500 technology grants since 2002. This is the first year that AT&T has expanded the program into the Southeast.

For more information, contact the library system at 770-532-3311 ext. 134.