GALILEO and Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) are pleased to present the second GALILEO Annual Conference on Friday, June 16th. This one-day event is an opportunity for all of Georgia's library community to learn more about GALILEO, touch base…
On this day in 1850, Henry W. Grady was born in Athens, Georgia. Grady was the managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880s and a proponent of the New South. He published an article titled “The New South” in the Atlanta Daily Herald…
Former Atlanta Braves pitcher, Greg Maddux, celebrates his 49th birthday today. Nicknamed “Mad Dog” and “The Professor,” Maddux played for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2003, and won the Cy Young Award four consecutive years from 1992 to…
One of America's greatest fiction writers, Flannery O'Connor was both on this day in 1925. She would have been 92 years old. O'Connor was born in Savannah and moved to Milledgeville with her family in 1938. She attended the Peabody Laboratory School…
In honor of Women's History Month, here are a few resources in GALILEO to help you find the stories of women throughout history. Start by looking for a woman in the Discover GALILEO search box. Try finding Susan B. Anthony, Marie Curie, Helen…