News and Announcements | K-12

GALILEO Launches 30th Anniversary Student Art Contest

Posted: March 03, 2025

GALILEO, Georgia’s virtual library, will be turning 30 years old this year. We’ve been around for a long time! We’re hoping Georgia's students can help us celebrate our birthday with our very first art contest. The winning student entry will be…

News and Announcements | K-12 | Public Library | Scholar/Academic

Submit Nominations for the 2025 GALILEO Ambassador Award

Posted: February 28, 2025

Submit your nominations for the 2025 GALILEO Ambassador Award. The nominating period runs March 1-31. It is a recognition program built to honor educators, librarians, library staff, or other history or literacy advocates across the state who go the…

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Library Journal’s 2024 Librarian of the Year to Serve as Conference Keynote Speaker

Posted: February 21, 2025

Lisa Varga, Library Journal's 2024 Librarian of the Year, will be the keynote speaker for the GALILEO Annual Conference in June. Varga is currently the executive director of the Virginia Library Association (VLA), a leading professional organization…

Events | News and Announcements | GALILEO Interconnected Libraries

Register Now: GIL Users Group Meeting 2025

Posted: February 03, 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 GIL Users Group Meeting, which takes place in person May 12-13 at the Hatcher Conference Center in Macon, Ga. This year’s theme is “Countdown to FOLIO.” Like last year, this year’s annual meeting will…

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User Survey Results: 93% Indicate GALILEO is Valuable

Posted: January 30, 2025

The 2024 Annual User Survey results are in! GALILEO reached its highest "value" score in seven years, with 93% of respondents indicating they believe GALILEO is a valuable resource. In 2017, the value score was 94%, followed by lower scores since…