GALILEO - Georgia's Virtual Library

10/08/2026

📚 Let's talk OER!

Jeff Gallant, director of Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG), a GALILEO initiative, is headed to Georgia Southwestern State University tomorrow (Oct. 9) for the SoTL to the Core Conference!

🎤 Join Jeff for an interactive OER Workshop from 10:15–11:15 a.m. to explore the power of open educational resources in teaching and learning.

Learn more about ALG: https://affordablelearninggeorgia.org/

10/07/2026

👂 Listening. 💡 Learning. 🔭 Looking Ahead.

There’s a lot happening at GALILEO! Our latest newsletter highlights our new strategic planning process, along with updates, resources and opportunities from across the GALILEO community.

📬 Catch up on what’s happening—and see where we’re headed next!

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10/07/2026

📣 We’re planning GALILEO’s next chapter!

A lot has changed in 10 years—and it’s time to look ahead. Over the next few weeks, we’re listening and learning from our GALILEO community as we shape priorities for the next 3–5 years.

What’s working? What could be better? And where should GALILEO go next? 💡

🔗 Read more about our strategic planning efforts: https://about.galileo.usg.edu/planning-galileos-next-chapter/

GALILEO has officially kicked off our strategic planning efforts! Over the next few weeks, facilitators

10/06/2026

John Stephens, who manages licensing and collections at GALILEO, will participate in a panel conversation focused on improving accessibility in libraries. John also leads GALILEO's accessibility and open access committees.

The session will highlight practical strategies and resources to help make library websites, collections, and physical spaces more accessible to all.

What: "Welcoming All by Improving Accessibility: Accomplishments, Opportunities and Challenges"

When: Oct. 8 @ 2:30

Georgia Library Association

10/05/2026

Lucy Harrison, executive director of GALILEO, will be at the Georgia Libraries Conference this week. Catch her in the halls, at our booth, or presenting at the beginning of our general session.

Jef Whatley will be leading that session, "Gathering Voices: Utilizing GALILEO to Build and Empower Community," but Lucy will use a few minutes to tell attendees what's new at GALILEO.

When: Oct. 8 @ 3:30 p.m.

10/05/2026

Jef Whatley will be presenting, "Gathering Voices: Utilizing GALILEO to Build and Empower Community" at the Georgia Library Association's conference this week.

When: Oct. 8 @ 3:30 p.m.

09/29/2026

🐝 Some things are too good to reimagine.

Did you know Fernbank Science Center has a fresh new look? GALILEO recently joined fellow education partners for a tour of the reimagined exhibits and interactive learning stations.

But one familiar favorite is still buzzing along: the honeybees! 🍯🐝

And the learning doesn’t have to stop at Fernbank. GALILEO Search is packed with resources about honeybees, pollination and the important role pollinators play in our world.

With fall gardening season here, it’s a perfect opportunity to explore the how and why of pollination before digging into the dirt. 🌱

Imagine. Discover. Explore. That’s learning brought to life with GALILEO.

Visit GALILEO at https://www.galileo.usg.edu/.

📚: "Pollinators: Working the Night Shift," a Cricket Media ebook that can be found inside GALILEO.

09/28/2026

Happening tomorrow! If you have not signed up, please do. (And share with other educators.)

🍁🍁 New webinar: Fall into GALILEO: Exploring Georgia's Virtual Library 🍁🍁

Whether you're new to GALILEO or looking for a refresher, this webinar will highlight essential resources, recent upgrades, and practical tools that connect Georgia’s students and library users with quality information. It will be offered three times this fall, twice in September and once in October.

✅ Pick your session and register here: https://libguides.galileo.usg.edu/training/LiveOnlineTraining

09/22/2026

🎂🎊 We are officially 31! Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate over the past year, and we're ending that year and beginning the next with our brand-new coloring bookmarks for our youngest users, especially elementary. 🎊🎈

(The image shows the front and back of the bookmark.)

We have A LOT of these bookmarks that we want to get out to Georgia schools. We're looking for 7-10 elementary schools throughout the state to give them away to this school year.

Get in line for these awesome bookmarks by filling out the following survey! We will be in contact with everyone. We've already sent 1,200 of them to a school out in Walton County. 😀

Request coloring bookmarks: https://usgsurveys.usg.edu/zs/CVjqZQ

09/17/2026

Georgia State University Library is accepting proposals for their Open Education Week celebration! The virtual symposium will be held March 3, 2027.

Submit proposals at https://research.library.gsu.edu/open/proposals
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026

Georgia State University Library is accepting proposals for our free Open Education Week celebration!

The symposium takes place online on Wednesday, March 3, 2027, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

Proposals are due by November 1, 2026

Submit proposals at https://research.library.gsu.edu/open/proposals