On this day in 1961, a group of activists left Washington, DC by bus in order to travel through the South and challenge segregation at bus stations and other facilities. The actions of the Freedom Riders led to desegregation of interstate travel,…
The Georgia Children's Book Awards and the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers were recently announced. You can find reviews and information about all of these books in NoveList or Literary Reference Center. 2010-2011 Georgia Children's Book…
The 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were recently announced. You can find review for these works in Literary Reference Center in GALILEO. Fiction - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Alfred A. Knopf) Drama - Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris -…
As a part of National Library Week, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom has released the “Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010” list. Read about these books in NoveList, Novelist K-8, or Literary…
So far this week, we've been taking a look back to see how GALILEO can help you tell the story of where you're from and where your people are from. Today, we're looking forward as we learn how GALILEO can help you tell the story of where you're…