The Peachtree City Library will delay opening Thursday, April 13, until 5 p.m. in order to host a workshop led by personnel from the Georgia Office of Public Library Services.

The workshop, entitled “Using GALILEO for Reference Services,” is attracting librarians from around the state, especially since the University System of Georgia has made at-home access to GALILEO available to library patrons. Approximately 20 librarians will be in attendance at the workshop, which will be in the Library's new Educational Learning Laboratory.

GALILEO, Georgia Library Learning Online, is an on-line resource that provides access to numerous databases such as AIDS and Cancer Research, Medline, national newspapers, and Acxiom business and residential directories.

“We are very excited about hosting this important workshop at our library,” technology/training manager Jill Kuhns said. “Over the past year we've made staff training a top priority at the library in order to provide first-rate assistance to our patrons.”

Kuhns is referring to the training the entire Peachtree City Library staff underwent last spring to bring them up to speed on the changes that took place during the upgrade of their Local Area Network. The upgrade included the introduction of the library's high-speed fiber optic Internet connection on 11 public work stations. “GALILEO training is the icing on the cake,” said Kuhns.

Patrons can now log onto this powerful research tool from home through the GALILEO web site at www.galileo.peachnet.edu and typing in the password provided by their local public library. Passwords cannot be given out over the telephone, so registered library users must visit their local libraries in order to obtain one.

For information, including library hours, visit the Peachtree City Library at 201 Willowbend Road, call 770-631-2520 or see the library's Web site at www.peachtree-city.org/library/index.htm.