The Galloway School

The story of The Galloway School's birth is typical of Elliott Galloway's ability to turn a vision into a reality. Where there was a deserted, condemned building in Northwest Atlanta, Elliott saw a school; and with the help of the new and growing community, Elliott, along with his wife Kitty and good friend Ross Arnold, founded The Galloway School in 1969.

The Galloway School is a community where learning is joyful, individuals are valued, and self-discovery is encouraged. Galloway students confidently embrace challenges while developing the knowledge, skills, and cultural competence to thrive as enlightened contributors in their chosen pathways.

In addition to providing connections to a wide array of print and digital resources for faculty and students, The Galloway Library sponsors a variety of activities and events. Students at all levels can join book clubs. Early Learners participate in the Galloway Community Reading Bowl. Middle Learning students stay up for an annual Late Night Read In, and Upper Learning students hold regular poetry readings. The library also sponsors visits by children's and young adult authors. Some authors who have visited are Jacqueline Woodson, Robert Hoge, Marie Lu, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Adam Gidwitz, Ridley Pearson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Gene Luen Yang, Jackson Pearce, Matt Laney, Shanda McCloskey, Shannon Messenger, and Andrew Smith.

Our Values

• We support Galloway's unique approach to learning, encouraging each Galloway student's journey through daring, deliberate, and dynamic discovery.
• We believe our strength lies in teamwork and relationships.
• We are passionate about the value of books and reading for intellectual/personal growth.
• We embrace change and strive to be adventurous and fearless in serving the information needs of our community.
• We believe that learning is fun, so the library should be a warm, welcoming place.
• We are helpful and friendly to our learning community, saying "yes" whenever possible.
• We uphold academic integrity and teach members of our learning community to be ethical users of information.
• We stand with the American Library Association in upholding our learning community's freedom to read, making available a wide diversity of views and expressions.