General | Public Library | Scholar/Academic

2012 Townsend Prize for Fiction

Posted: May 22, 2012

The winner of the 2012 Townsend Prize for Fiction, an award for the Georgia writer judged to have produced the best work of fiction or short stories in the previous two years, was recently announced. You can find book reviews for the winner and…

General

Go Get Fit!

Posted: May 16, 2012

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, so here's your excuse to get out and enjoy the great weather! If you need ideas or tips to get you started in the right direction, GALILEO offers access to the full text of several popular sports…

Databases | General | Public Library

More Genealogy and Local History Books in HeritageQuest Online

Posted: May 15, 2012

HeritageQuest Online now includes over 7,000 titles from the American Antiquarian Society bringing the total number of genealogy and local history books to over 28,000. To see digitized images of these books, go to HeritageQuest Online and click on…

General | K-12 | Public Library | Scholar/Academic

Climb Aboard the GALILEO Express!

Posted: May 09, 2012

National Train Day is coming up on May 12th. We thought this would be an excellent excuse to show off all things train-related in GALILEO. The railroad was an influential part of Georgia's history. For a review of the expansion and decline of the…

Databases | General | Public Library

New Genealogy Training Videos in HeritageQuest Online!

Posted: May 08, 2012

HeritageQuest Online now includes a Learning Center with over sixty genealogy training videos and slide presentations for users. Beginner researchers will find videos to help them get started in genealogy research, and intermediate and advanced…