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February 18, 2025

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New POWER Library Program - Save the Date!
POWER Library will be 'popping up' at a library near you this spring.
Join us for a new POWER Library program - POWER Pop Up!
Each program will run from 10:30 am-12:30 pm and include training on POWER Library e-resources, hands-on engagement activities, POWER Library materials, and more! We can't wait to see you this spring, so please mark your calendar for the location near you. Many thanks to our host libraries!
  • April 8th at Frank Sarris Public Library in Canonsburg
  • April 9th at Franklin Public Library in Franklin 
  • April 10th at St. Marys Public Library in St. Marys
  • April 11th at Schlow Centre Region Library in State College 
  • April 15th at Hershey Public Library in Hershey
  • April 16th at Wissahickon Valley Public Library in Blue Bell
  • April 17th at Easton Area Public Library in Easton 
Registration opens in early March. 

Explore Local Newspapers in PA Photos & Documents!
From Ambler to West Pittston, there are now over 60 collections in the Local Newspapers subject!
Interested in adding materials from your library to PA Photos and Documents?

Spotlight On...
Health and Wellness 
Health and Wellness includes over 1,800 titles!
This resource includes nearly 400 topics! The topics that were most recently added or updated are:
  • Club drugs 
  • Color blindness 
  • Common cold 
  • Concussion 
  • Dengue 
  • Drug overdose 
  • Endoscopy 
  • Legionnaires' disease 
This resource includes full-text medical journals, magazines, 
Health photo
reference works, multimedia, and much more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.

What dietary habits are associated with developing adult-onset diabetes? Are antioxidants really effective? What new advances have been made in the treatment of HIV/ AIDS? Gale Health and Wellness is your first-stop resource for answers to these and other health-related questions.

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POWER Library Annual Technology Fee for 2025-2026
The fee will remain the same for 2025-2026.
Schools
  • Elementary School library = $250.00/building
  • Middle or High School library = $325.00/building
Please be aware that for schools accessing POWER Library through Single Sign-On (SSO), there is an eligibility requirement that all schools within a district must participate in POWER Library.
 
Public Libraries
  • Collections of up to 10,000 titles = $250.00
  • Collections of more than 10,000 titles = $325.00
Special Collection Libraries = $325.00

New Job? Retiring?
Staff Changes? Please Let Us Know!
Help us keep the participant directory accurate!
Moving to a new school, retiring, or otherwise leaving your current position? Please let us know! Keeping us updated with contact changes ensures staff are kept current on lists, newsletters, and that invoices issued by HSLC are received.

Do You Need Support? We Are Here to Help!

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Complete the POWER Library Support Form
Email us at support@hslc.org
Call us at 215-222-1532

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Philadelphia, PA 19104