Books & Literacy
Georgia Humanities is dedicated to lifelong learning. We partner with publishers such as the University of Georgia Press and Mercer University Press to support special book publications and with educational organizations like the Georgia Public Library System to support literacy efforts.
Book Publishing Partnerships
Georgia Humanities collaborates with publishing partners to make available books that are vital to understanding and appreciating the history and culture of our state.
Civil Sights: Sweet Auburn, a Journey through Atlanta’s National Treasure
Fortune and Folly: The Weird and Wonderful Life of the South’s Most Eccentric Millionaire
Seven Islands of the Ocmulgee: River Stories
Dynamic Design: Jay Hambidge, Mary Crovatt Hambidge, and the Founding of the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences
Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics
Jimmy Carter: Citizen of the South
Gone But Not Forgotten: Atlantans Commemorate the Civil War
Red Clay, White Water, and Blues: A History of Columbus, Georgia
Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture: Environmental Histories of the Georgia Coast
How Journalists and the Public Shape Our Democracy: From Social Media and “Fake News” to Reporting Just the Facts
Created in partnership with the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and the Atlanta Press Club.
Our Arc of Constancy: A History of the Georgia General Assembly
Second Edition
The Liberating Promise of Philanthropy: Stories of Grant-Makers in the South
Inspired Georgia
A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia
Without Regard to Sex, Race, or Color: The Past, Present, and Future of One Historically Black College
Historic Rural Churches of Georgia
Fuller E. Callaway: Portrait of a New South Citizen
Memories of the Mansion: The Story of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion
Literacy in Libraries
PRIME TIME® Family Reading Time is a family literacy program that helps economically and educationally vulnerable families bond around the act of reading and talking about books. The program demonstrates a model of reading and discussion designed to encourage thinking beyond the standard who, what, where, and when of the story, and includes interactive storytelling and group discussion that takes place in one 90-minute session per week for six weeks.
PRIME TIME® addresses illiteracy and low-literacy using the humanities as a tool to create excitement about reading, and programs are often conducted in Spanish and English.
The impact of PRIME TIME® is significant: the program delivers quality humanities education experiences to families at risk for low-literacy; increases public library use among participants; increases family bonding and reading time of participants; and positively affects the attitude and behavior of families regarding reading.
The PRIME TIME® program is facilitated in Georgia through a partnership between Georgia Humanities and the Georgia Public Library Service.
