For Immediate Release

Library Media Contact:  
Patricia Guerrero-Knight
912-652-3664 O
912-713-1929 M
[email protected]

Gray's Reef Media Contact:
Michelle Riley
912-598-2417 M
[email protected]


SAVANNAH, GA, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 - Live Oak Public Libraries in partnership with Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary is now hosting Grays Reef on the Road, an interactive traveling exhibit first revealed at the 2017 Grays Reef Ocean Film Festival earlier this month. Live Oak Public Libraries will host the exhibit for six months. It is now on display at Bull Street Library, offering library users the opportunity to dive under the waves, and experience the magic of Gray's Reef, Georgia's amazing underwater park.

The exhibit consists of video displays, virtual dives, interactive elements, sounds, and light and images that captivate the ocean explorer. Whimsical features such as faux "underwater selfie cave" and a 3D loggerhead sea turtle keep the learning experience fun and engaging.

Given the sanctuary's remote location 19 miles east of Sapelo Island, GA, the exhibit is the perfect way to bring Gray's Reef and its wonders to the community.

Library card holders will have the opportunity to check out various items from a marine science display near the exhibit.
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About Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia is one of the largest near-shore "live-bottom" reefs of the southeastern United States. It is just one of 15 marine protected areas that make up the National Marine Sanctuary System. 

Governed by the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is currently the only protected natural reef area on the continental shelf off the Georgia coast. The reef is teeming with marine life -- sea stars, octopuses, whelks, crabs, sharks, dolphins, sea turtles and more than 200 species of fish live among the ledges and slopes of Gray's Reef. The 22-square-mile sanctuary (about 14,000 acres) of Gray's Reef is just a small part of the U.S. territorial Atlantic Ocean, yet its value as a natural marine habitat is recognized nationally and internationally.