New eResources coming soon

Submitted by Meredith Causey

I am pleased to announce new eResources launching on July 1, 2026!

Unlock a world of literacy with Era Books Online! It’s the perfect sidekick to LOTE4Kids, helping young readers build confidence in English literacy. Our Youth Services Supervisors recommend it because it’s exactly what parents have been asking for: a powerful way to boost reading and comprehension skills. Plus, it’s a total lifesaver for you during busy times like Summer Reading—when our physical shelves are empty, your digital library is just getting started!

Dive into decodables and expert guides packed with pro-tips for parents to use before, during, and after every story!

Check out all the awesome stuff included:

• Master phonics with decodable books and parent guides that make letter recognition a breeze. With interactive sound boards, kids can check their sounds or master high-frequency words with a single tap!
• Explore magical picture books and legendary tales! From fables to fairytales, these stories don’t just entertain—they build cultural connections and supercharge vocabulary through the world’s most beloved characters.

• Challenge yourself with guided fiction and nonfiction readers, then crush the comprehension quizzes to show off what you’ve learned!

• Get interactive with vibrant picture dictionaries and activities that make learning feel like play.

• Ready to start? 

Jump into Era Books Online on your desktop or grab the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play!

Ready, Set, Publish! 🚀

Introducing a power duo for our library: The Indie Author Project (IAP) and Pressbooks Public! This tag-team transforms our library into a community publishing hub where local creators can professionally format their masterpieces for free and blast them out to libraries everywhere! IAP titles also appear seamlessly through The Palace Project app!

Pressbooks puts the power in your hands! Whether you write directly in the tool or import an existing file, Pressbooks helps you nail the text layout and even design killer covers. Export your polished work in any format and take it wherever you want to publish or market—you call the shots! Submitting to the Indie Author Project is totally optional.

The IAP process is a breeze: authors upload directly to IAP, the platform handles the techy safety checks, and—presto!—their work joins the Indie Georgia Anthology in about two weeks while they keep 100% of their copyright. Library Journal experts hand-pick top-tier works to spotlight in our Indie Georgia collection and share with 2,000+ libraries across North America that also subscribe to Indie Author Project! These Library Journal picks also have a chance to earn royalties! Authors can remove works at any time.

Read your favorite new Indie titles on Biblioboard or directly on Palace!

Our staff is buzzing with excitement but keeping it real! While we love the potential for writing contests and tutorial programs, we'll need to sharpen our skills with some vendor training to ensure we can guide our patrons from first draft to digital shelf without a hitch! Stay tuned for more details!

We are also streamlining the Britannica databases to avoid confusion. We will only use Britannica School (Elementary, Middle, High), Britannica Academic, and Britannica Escolar (Spanish version). The Britannica School Elementary section still includes the Animal Kingdom and Fundamentals modules.