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Banned Books Week 2013

Posted: September 24, 2013

Banned Books Week is an opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read and our First Amendment rights by focusing on the benefits of having free access to information and the freedom to express ideas and how attempts to censorship can detract from…

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GALILEO Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted: September 13, 2013

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 to October 15, will be starting soon. If you're looking for resources to celebrate this month, GALILEO offers quite a few. To find a great list of books to read, search for…

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Are You Ready for Football Season?

Posted: September 06, 2013

Football season is here! For a little Georgia football history, the New Georgia Encyclopedia has several articles about football in Georgia for you to get a head start this season. Read about famous players like John Heisman and Herschel Walker or…

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50th Anniversary: “I Have a Dream”

Posted: August 28, 2013

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. On the 50th anniversary of this event, you can read the full text of the "I Have a Dream" speech in MAS Ultra in GALILEO. Image from the…

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A Redesigned New Georgia Encyclopedia

Posted: August 13, 2013

Take a look at the redesigned site of the New Georgia Encyclopedia! More than two years' worth of researching, planning, designing, and legwork have gone into producing the next generation of the NGE. The technology and design upgrade ensures that…