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Roanoke Public Library Empowers Lifelong Learning with Gale Courses

| By Gale Staff | Gale Courses supports libraries as educational institutions and gives community members easy access to lifelong learning opportunities including professional development, technology, and personal enrichment courses. Tied to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ fastest-growing occupations, Gale Courses covers a variety of career topics, positioning the library to drive local economic development and meet demand for … Read more

Gale Gives Back to No Kid Hungry

| By Samantha Boudouris | According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 13 million children in the United States live in “food-insecure” homes.[i] This means food is scarce and families lack access to enough food to maintain an active, healthy life. Share Our Strength, a nonprofit organization, has set out to change this. … Read more

Defy the Death Ray: Opposing Viewpoints In Context Escape Room

| By Tara Blair, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Gale | Henry Stokes, Library Technology Consultant at Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), brought training to a whole new level when he conducted an online escape room. TSLAC recently acquired Opposing Viewpoints In Context as a state-wide resource and Stokes was charged with rolling it out to … Read more

Gail Borden Public Library Graduates First Class of Students

| By Gale Staff | Career Online High School is an 18-credit vocation-based high school completion program that allows libraries to offer accredited high school diplomas and entry-level career certificates to adult learners. This innovative program is available at more than 100 public libraries from coast to coast. Recently, the Gail Borden Public Library graduated … Read more

School Library Connection Reviews: Three Gale eBooks on GVRL

| By Tara Blair, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Gale | Gale eBooks on GVRL is designed to cross-search all of your eBooks to pinpoint relevant material, allowing readers to spend less time looking for credible information, and more time diving into it. Users will find an award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience —anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Later this … Read more

Jacksonville Public Library Offers Adults a Second Chance

| By Gale Staff | Career Online High School is an 18-credit vocation-based high school completion program that allows libraries to offer accredited high school diplomas and entry-level career certificates to adult learners. This innovative program is available at more than 100 public libraries from coast to coast—including the Jacksonville Public Library (JPL) in Florida. … Read more

What Is NATO and Why It Matters

| By Beth Manar | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance that began with a treaty signed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European countries on April 4, 1949. NATO was formed as a bulwark against what many capitalist countries in North America and Europe saw as … Read more

Don’t Keep Your Patrons Waiting

| By Gale Staff | New editions of eBook titles you may already own are coming soon! Empower and support your users in all their learning endeavors and interests by providing access to the most current, essential, and relevant content as soon as it’s available. New editions of titles include: Gale Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, … Read more

Life Imitates Art: A Day at the Museum

| By Nicole Albrecht | A K12 Field Trip to the Detroit Institute of Art For Gale’s inside K12 educational consultant team, life inside a cubicle is standard. Each day revolves around making phone calls to customers and communicating through email. It has its perks from finding free food left over from another office party … Read more

American Reference Books Annual Reviews: Genetics, 2nd Edition

| By Gale Staff | Genetics, 2nd Edition provides a thorough presentation of genetics in the 21st century, including foundational concepts, key scientific and historical themes, ethical issues, and advances in the science. Selected eBook entries contain animated videos created by the Stated Clearly team of artists and scientists, plus Associated Press videos that highlight genetics … Read more