83 1710, Source: Japan Meteorological Agency, Under the current director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Dr Gabriel Morley who was appointed on April 20 2017 the libraries serve as a cultural and intellectual center that enriches the community and empowers all residents with essential tools for lifelong learning the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System serves the citizens of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta It is the largest System in the state with 34 different library branches and a collection of more than 2.5 million items it offers new and creative programs services and virtual resources customized to meet the needs of each branch's community a variety of classes are offered to children teens and adults Also available to the customers are the opportunities to visit exhibitions listen to author's discuss their work checkout videos DVD's and CD's There are also book club discussions that can be attended people can get homework help listen to music and see live performances. .
; Main articles: List of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni and List of Georgia Institute of Technology athletes; Midtown's Piedmont Park is a popular venue for cultural festivals in Atlanta Every spring when the native dogwoods are in bloom in Piedmont Park is the Atlanta Dogwood Festival an arts and crafts fair Piedmont Park is also the finish line of the Peachtree Road Race held annually on Independence Day as ground-zero for Atlanta arts community Midtown is home of the annual Atlanta Arts Festival which brings artists from across the country to Piedmont Park Piedmont Park is also the home of the Southeast's largest multicultural festival Festival Peachtree Latino which celebrates Hispanic-American culture with arts and crafts family activities sporting events a parade dance demonstrations ethnic foods and a live music stage featuring international performers from Mexico Puerto Rico Colombia Venezuela and the Dominican Republic Midtown is also the home of Atlanta's major music festival Music Midtown which was revived in 2011 after a five-year hiatus At the corner of 8th Street and Spring Street near the Midtown MARTA station Midtown also hosts the Peachtree Music Festival a one-day two-stage music festival blending indie rock bands with electronic DJs in the fall the Atlanta Pride festival attracts the LGBT local and regional community while the week-long Out on Film gay film festival highlights films by for and about the LGBT community.
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