WGRLS is a member of PINES, a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia.

This program offers residents in supported libraries access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals.

[4] Edith Foster served as Director of West Georgia Regional Library System from 1944 to 1977.

She wrote a history of the library system she founded called Yonder She Comes: A Once Told Li’bry Tale.

A briefer history is available on the WGRLS website to see how the library has grown from a single location serving two counties to 19 branches in five counties that span 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2).