Old is the New Green this May

On this day, we hope you'll stop by the library to see a fascinating display outside the Heritage Room for National Historic Preservation Month .

The display covers Athens buildings that have been restored and preserved over the centuries, those buildings we have lost to time and "progress," and those that have been readapted for reuse by our modern city.

Learn more:

• Historic Houses of Athens by Charlotte Marshall Thomas in the Heritage and general collections.
• Strolls About Athens during the Early Seventies by Sylvanus Morris in the Heritage and general collections.
• Strolls Around Athens by William Tate in the Heritage and general collections.
• The Columns of Athens: Georgia's Classic City by William Columbus Davis in the Heritage collection.
• A Postcard History of Athens, Georgia by Gary L. Doster in the Heritage and general collections.
• Athens, A Pictorial History by James K. Reap in the Heritage and general collections.
• Hajos' Athens, Georgia Photo-Gravures by Albin Hajos in the Heritage collection.
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Georgia by the Sanborn Map Company on Microfilm in the Heritage collection.
• Vanishing Clarke County in the Heritage collection.
• Athens Sketchbook by Loran Smith in the Heritage and general collections.
• A Guide to Architectural Styles in Athens, Georgia by John C. Waters in the
• Athens, Georgia: A Treasury of Historic Architecture by Mari L. Berry in the Heritage and general collections.
• The Morton Theatre, Athens, Georgia: Adaptive Rehabilitation of a 1910 Theatre in the Heritage collection.
• Historic Dearing Street by Frances Taliaferro Thomas in the Heritage collection.
• Athens, Georgia: Celebrating 200 Years at the Millennium by Conoly Hester in the Heritage and general collections.
• Downtown East Urban Design Action Plan: Report on the Redevelopment of the Historic Downtown Warehouse District, Athens, Georgia by Richard Rothman & Associates in the Heritage collection.
• Historic Overview of 15-197 East Clayton Street, Athens, Georgia in the Heritage collection.
• Cobbham Historic District by Christopher W. Barry in the Heritage collection.
• African-American Historic Places and Culture: A Preservation Guide for Georgia by Carole Griffith in the general collection.
• Saving America's Treasures by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States in the general collection.