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Tip: Find the Best Books by Searching for Starred Reviews

Posted: June 12, 2012

Trying to narrow down that list of books to read by finding the books that have received the best reviews? Here's an advanced search tip for NoveList to do just that. 1) Log in to NoveList 2) Go to Advanced Search 3) In the first search box, type in…

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Congratulations to Georgia’s Own Natasha Trethewey!

Posted: June 08, 2012

Natasha Trethewey, a professor of English at Emory University, has been named the U.S. Poet Laureate for 2012-13. Trethewey's works of poetry include Domestic Work (2000), Bellocq's Ophelia (2002), and the Pulitzer Prize–winning Native Guard…

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Get Outdoors!

Posted: June 07, 2012

This Saturday is National Get Outdoors Day, an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. GALILEO includes quite a few magazines with ideas, tips, and other information to help you and your family make the most of enjoying the great…

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Go Ride a Bike!

Posted: May 23, 2012

May is National Bike Month. Whether you're interested in getting fit, saving some gas money, just having some fun, or all of the above, cycling can be the way to go. To learn about bicycles and cycling, look in MasterFILE Premier in GALILEO. Just…

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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…