The service was initially founded in 1996 after the inception of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), and in July 2000 moved from the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) to the Georgia Board of Regents and University System of Georgia.

Participating libraries in the state have access to hundreds of databases containing over 400,000 serial titles in full text and over 100,000 e-books.

Large archives of newspapers are continuously digitized and added to this collection.

[8] Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) is an accessible library service in Georgia that provides reading materials to those who, due to disabilities, are unable to read standard print.

This includes people with varying levels of visual acuity, those unable to turn pages, or any other individual certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability.