Hawkes Children's Library in Cedartown

Albert King Hawkes was Atlanta optometrist, inventor and philanthropist who wanted to build children's libraries and theaters in rural towns. He was concerned about what he considered a lack of quality children's literacy and content in Georgia's rural cities. He planned to build 100 but died before he could build them. In the end four were built in Cedartown, Griffin, Roswell and West Point. The Cedartown Library was built in 1921 and today is a museum operated by the Polk County Historical Society.

Andy Sarge