Georgia Public Library Service
Every resident of Georgia has free access to a statewide library system run by Georgia Public Library Service. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Georgia public libraries at a glance
Research databases: GALILEO
GALILEO is Georgia's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside GALILEO include:
- EBSCO research databases (50+)
- ProQuest Newspapers
- LearningExpress Library
- NoveList Plus
- Mango Languages
- Ancestry Library Edition (in-library) & MyHeritage
Ebooks & audiobooks: The Palace Project and Georgia Download Destination (OverDrive); Hoopla; TumbleBooks, via GPLS member systems, free with a library card.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through GLS Accessible Reading, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS), part of Georgia Public Library Service, mails free audio, braille, and large-print materials and equipment to Georgians who can't read standard print.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Georgia public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →
Through PINES, you can borrow materials from libraries across the state by interlibrary loan.