Key Messages

Key messages create a framework to help funders, patrons, and the broader community understand the impact and value of public libraries and the online resources they provide:

• Libraries in Georgia provide free online resources to empower their communities, support job seekers, and provide educational opportunities for all ages. Just sign in from your desktop, laptop or mobile device.

• Libraries play an essential role in providing internet access, especially in rural areas that lack basic connectivity.

• Libraries provide online resources and digital literacy programs that support lifelong learning, K-12 education, distance learning, workforce skills, and much more.

• Libraries build the local economy by supporting small businesses, job seekers, and workforce development.

• Libraries are a trusted and safe place for communities to connect.

• Whether you’re working on a school assignment, doing research, or simply want to gain a new skill, your public library has free, easy-to-use online resources available that you can access from anywhere. Just sign in from your desktop, laptop or mobile device.

Our Library Everywhere webpage is a great link to share with patrons or your local stakeholders to help them understand the many online resources available at your library.

• Get more from GALILEO at the library! GALILEO offers many useful tools for lifelong learners, from language learning to job skills to genealogy resources. Discover more at georgialibraries.org/use-galileo

• Did you know that students of all ages can access @galileolibrary from home to find resources not freely available online? Get started at www.galileo.usg.edu #GeorgiaLibraries

• GALILEO is Georgia’s virtual library. You can use it to access articles, ebooks, historical documents and photos, and much more. Just go to www.galileo.usg.edu and enter your public library system password or PINES card number.

> Visit the GALILEO marketing toolkit (on GALILEO’s website)

> Visit the GALILEO user guide (on GALILEO’s website)

• Tackle simple legal tasks with help from Gale LegalForms. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zglf and enter your public library system password or your library card number.

• Legal resources at the ready! Check out Gale LegalForms through your public library: www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zglf

• Address legal affairs with confidence: Gale LegalForms through your public library can help you understand common legal procedures through customizable legal documents that you can easily modify to create accurate, reliable forms without stress. Forms are accessible online, mobile responsive, and downloadable in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, and other formats. Get started at www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zglf #GeorgiaLibraries

> Visit the LegalForms promotion kit (on the Gale website)

• Your library card offers the fast track to getting hired! Explore more than 1,000 occupations, search jobs and internships, create a professional resume and cover letter, master interview techniques, and more through LearningExpress Job and Career Accelerator from your local public library. Check it out here: www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxca #GeorgiaLibraries

• Create your resume, search jobs, and master the interview. All you need is your public library card or public library system password to access LearningExpress Job and Career Accelerator. www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxca #GeorgiaLibraries

> Visit the Job & Career Accelerator promotion kit (on the EBSCO website)

• The Digital Library of Georgia provides access to dozens of genealogical collections from public libraries across Georgia, including historic photographic collections, university yearbooks, song books, student newspapers, and more. Visit the @DigitalLibraryofGeorgia at dlg.usg.edu‎

• The Digital Library of Georgia connects you to resources related to Georgia’s history, culture, and life. Search more than one million items from around the state, including 700,000+ historic newspaper pages, local history, and genealogy items available online. Visit the @DigitalLibraryofGeorgia at dlg.usg.edu

• Did you know you can access Georgia Historic Newspapers online, with more than three million searchable newspaper pages from 1763 to 2023? Start your research journey at gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu

• Every year, Georgia’s public libraries support the addition of tens of thousands of digitized newspaper pages to the Georgia Historic Newspapers portal. Just one more way public libraries support history in the making. Begin your research at gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu #GeorgiaLibraries

• Explore a crucial period in our nation’s history with the Civil Rights Digital Library, which showcases 80,000+ historical items documenting the US Civil Rights Movement from 200+ institutions nationwide. Search items and collections at crdl.usg.edu

• Visit Georgia Exhibits: Stories of Life in Georgia for an online exploration that delves into a variety of aspects of the state’s history and culture. georgia-exhibits.galileo.usg.edu

• There are many local history resources available online through #GeorgiaLibraries. Check them out here: georgialibraries.org/archival-services/genealogy

• Search digital archives that offer full-page images of recent editions of local and national newspaper titles through ProQuest NewsStand using your Georgia public library card: www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zupn

• Did you know you can access current and historical videos from the Associated Press using Academic Search Complete? Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac and enter your public library system GALILEO password or library card number to get started.

• Research your family tree from the comfort of your home with HeritageQuest through @galileolibrary. HeritageQuest provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s. galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zuhq #GeorgiaLibraries

• Ancestry Library Edition is the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource. Check it out at your local public library: galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zual #GeorgiaLibraries

• Unlock the story of you with Ancestry Library Edition sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, military records, photos, maps, and more. Free access online at your library: galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zual #GeorgiaLibraries

• ProQuest databases provides a single source for scholarly journals, newspapers, reports, and more along with millions of pages of digitized historical primary sources and more than 450,000 ebooks – all of this for free with your public library card: www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zuul

• Use Ebook Central to quickly find ebooks and chapters to read online. Easily search within the ebook, highlight, take notes, and bookmark pages in your online copy, stored on your bookshelf for you. Login today with your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number: www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ebcn

• Find new books to read, or print a list of all the books in the series you are reading, with NoveList Plus: www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zkpl

> Visit the Ebook Central marketing toolkit (on the ProQuest website)

> Visit the NoveList promotion kit (on the EBSCO website)

• Another reason to love your #GeorgiaLibraries card: you can get free access to @MangoLanguages, which features more than 70 foreign language courses. Start your language adventure at www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ango #GeorgiaLibraries

• Language learning that’s available anytime, anywhere through #GeorgiaLibraries. Check out @MangoLanguages online with your library card! www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ango

• Did you know @MangoLanguages offers American Sign Language learning courses? Get started online for free with your library card! www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ango

> Access Mango Languages marketing materials (on the Mango site)

> Share Mango ASL materials: bookmark, flyer, graphics, and promotional video

• Prep for your GED in English and Spanish through LearningExpress. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxle and enter your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number.

• Prepare for your Citizenship Exam in English or Spanish through LearningExpress and your local library. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxle and enter your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number.

• Looking for college prep tests for the SAT, ACT, and APs? Your local library can help. Check out LearningExpress on @galileolibrary with your Georgia public library card for easy, online, and free resources. www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxle #GeorgiaLibraries

> Visit the LearningExpress promotion kit (on the EBSCO website)

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Early literacy sets the stage for academic success. Give your little one the gift of reading and open doors to a world of knowledge with #1000BooksBeforeKindergarten. Ask your local librarian how to get started or check out georgialibraries.org/1000Books. #GeorgiaLibraries

eRead Kids

Read! Listen! Explore! Your reading adventure starts with eRead Kids. Access ebooks and audiobooks wherever your journey takes you. All you need is your library card and a mobile device. georgialibraries.org/ereadkids #GeorgiaLibraries

Connect with your library’s digital collections of free ebooks and audiobooks. Find popular fiction and nonfiction ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, early readers, and more online using your preferred mobile device or tablet. All you need is your library card and library PIN.

eRead Georgia streamlines access to free ebooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and enhances statewide digital collections such as eRead Kids and the academic and leisure reading ebooks available through GALILEO. You can also check out ebooks and audiobooks from your local public library through apps like Libby and The Palace Project.

• Conduct market research, keep up with industry trends, or get an edge on your small business landscape with Business Source Complete from EBSCO. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbbc and enter your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number.

• In search of reliable answers to your healthcare questions? Consumer Health Complete is a one-stop shop for videos, reports, medical images, and diagrams covering all areas of health and wellness. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbch and enter your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number to get started.

• Whether for school or personal use, Academic Search Complete is a great place to begin your research journey. Whether you’re looking for journal and magazine articles, ASC has resources on everything from the humanities to sciences to music and technology. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac and enter your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number to get started.

Visit the EBSCO website

> Business Source promotion kit

> Consumer Health promotion kit

> Academic Search promotion kit

• LearningExpress through @galileolibrary has online math and reading skills improvement tests for students in 4th grade through college. From algebra to reading comprehension and more, LearningExpress has your kids covered. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxle and get started. #GeorgiaLibraries

• Check out reading and math skills tutorials in LearningExpress through your local library. Go to www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxle and enter your public library’s GALILEO password or your library card number. #GeorgiaLibraries

> Visit the LearningExpress promotion kit (on the EBSCO website)