Foster, Edith Lenora, 1906-1996United States, Georgia, Carroll County, Carrollton, 33.58011, -85.07661House, Myron W.1981-07-07Oral history interview with Edith Foster. Part 2 of 3. She shares the history of the West Georgia Regional Library. She changed her chosen profession of English teacher and poet to librarian after studying at Emory and came to Carrollton to start the regional library. She discusses planning and funding the West Georgia Regional Library in the 1950s, including a branch for African Americans. She also tells the story of starting a bookmobile for the library and also being awarded a bookmobile for use by African American community members.Foster was a pioneer librarian, writer and historian whose work in developing the West Georgia Regional Library which became a model rural library system for the nation.audio/mpegenghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Myron House oral history collection, Annie Belle Weaver Special Collection, University of West GeorgiaLibraries--Georgia--CarrolltonPublic libraries--Georgia--CarrolltonAfrican Americans and libraries--Georgia--CarrolltonLibrary fund raising--Georgia--CarrolltonWest Georgia Regional LibraryCarrollton (Ga.)--Race relationsBookmobiles--Georgia--CarrolltonFoster, Edith Lenora, 1906-1996--InterviewsInterview with Edith Foster Part 2, 1981 July 7Sound