PTC library to hold Galileo reception

The Peachtree City Library will host a reception Thursday, Sept. 21 to honor the fifth anniversary of Galileo, the state's online virtual library.

The reception will include a program beginning at 7 p.m. featuring a Galileo "teach-in" by library technology/training manager Jill Kuhns. Light refreshments will be served.

Seating is limited, so patrons are asked to call early to reserve seats at 770-631-2520.

Galileo provides access to multiple information resources, including over 100 databases indexing thousands of full-text articles in a variety of publications such as scholarly journals, encyclopedias, government publications and electronic books.

The network was originally available only to Georgia's public college institutions, but now it's available to Georgia citizens through the library system.

Galileo was searched over eight million times in 1999, as opposed to 300,000 searches recorded in 1995 when it first began.

The Peachtree City Library will be joining other libraries statewide for the Galileo celebration. The city's reception will coincide with Galileo Day, which was declared by the Georgia state legislature.

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