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April 22, 2025

Federal Funding Powers Access to Valuable
E-Resources

Wondering how to communicate the effectiveness of statewide licenses for E-Resources?

Federal funding plays a critical role in making the E-Resources in POWER Library available to schools, public libraries, and all residents of Pennsylvania! Thanks to this support, your institution doesn't need to use local funds to purchase these expensive databases individually.

To put this into perspective, here's what it would cost each school or library to license these resources independently:

Public Library: $73,366
Download the public library cost-savings flyer

School: $56,515
Download the school cost-savings flyer

For many schools, the E-Resources available through POWER Library are the only resources available to students and teachers.

You may be wondering how to communicate the effectiveness of statewide licenses for e-resources. We encourage you to apply this cost savings number to your library, or the libraries in your system/consortium, and then share the resulting savings with anyone interested in how federal funding is maximized through statewide licenses. Let them know that federal funding saves local funds and supports access to credible, high-quality resources that foster information literacy, support curriculum, encourage reading and research, and provide lifelong resources for Pennsylvanians of all ages.

Questions? Contact Support!

Perpetual Access
E-Resources
What Are Those?

E-Resources that will always be available to POWER Library Users!

Perpetual access e-resources have been purchased on behalf of the Office of Commonwealth Libraries/PA Department of Education, and will remain permanently available to POWER Library users.

These e-resources are great options for use in developing lesson plans and other educational content, as they will always be accessible through POWER Library.

The following are the perpetual access e-resources in POWER Library:

Contemporary Authors
EBONY Magazine Archive
E-Book Collection*
Introduction to U.S. History: Slavery in America
Introduction to U.S. History: The American Revolution
Introduction to U.S. History: The Civil War
National Geographic Magazine Archive
Time Magazine Archive
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Archive

* E-Book Collection includes EBSCO E-Books, GALE E-Books, and ProQuest E-Book Central

Don't see an e-resource listed above?

E-resources not listed above are subscription-based and must periodically undergo the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. View the full list of e-resources and their subscription terms.

Explore All E-Resources Now!

Digital Collections Recently Added!

Want to contribute materials from your institution?
Have a few photos, letters, or postcards? No collection is too small.

There is no cost for POWER Library participating institutions.
Get in touch with us!

Natural Disasters in NePA -Hurricane Diane, is a collection made available by Scranton Public Library. In August 1955 flooding caused by Hurricane Diane devastated the Scranton area. This collection contains rare photos, video interviews with witnesses, TV footage, and other items pertaining to the disaster.
The Meyersdale Republican Newspaper is a collection made available by Meyersdale Public Library. Founded in 1900 by Pennsylvania State Representative Samuel Austin Kendall - who would go on to serve seven terms as a Republican in the United States Congress, from his election in 1919 until his death... [read more]

Image from Hurricane Diane in 1955

Robert F. Tipton sets type of the Meyersdale Republican newspaper

Explore All of PA Photos and Documents!

Invoices for 2025-26 Are In The Mail

POWER Library Annual Technology Support Fee Payment Due July 16

Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who has already paid for 25-26! These payments help HSLC cover costs during the transition from one fiscal year to the next while we await Library Access funding appropriations.

Did you know?
The Access Pennsylvania and POWER Library programs are underwritten with Pennsylvania Department of Education and Federal grant funding. These funds cover most of the resources (staff, networks, hardware, and software) used to offer these services at no cost to Pennsylvania taxpayers. PDE, through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, contracts with HSLC for basic services that comprise the Access PA/POWER Library programs. The annual technology support fee covers a portion of staff costs, enhanced support, training, and custom programming for participating libraries. Technology support fees also underwrite grant administration costs, capital expenses for new hardware, and other unbudgeted expenses in support of the Access PA/POWER Library program.

Attention: Schools
Please note that for schools, invoices were mostly mailed to the district office for consolidated payment. If you need a copy of your invoice, please contact HSLC support at support@hslc.org.

We accept payments online
Please note that the fee may be paid via credit card on the HSLC website at: https://hslc.org/power-participants/payments/
Please note that there are no fees added for paying via credit card.

HSLC's W-9 is available at:
https://hslc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HSLC-W-9-2024.pdf

Pay Via Credit Card

Visit Your POWER Library Support Team at Conferences

If you're not attending, touch base with your coworkers who will be and encourage them to visit the POWER Library booth in the exhibit hall to collect outreach materials for your institution.

This is where your POWER Library support team will be, ready to promote POWER Library and provide attendees with outreach materials.

Using | Doing | Teaching Black History: A Public History Workshop’s Community Resource Fair
April 25

Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

PA Workforce Development Conference
April 29-30
Hershey Lodge (Hershey)

Mid-Atlantic Region Archives Conference
May 2
Hilton Harrisburg (Harrisburg)

Get Outreach Materials at Conferences!

Questions? Contact Support!

Staff Changes? Please Let Us Know!

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This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Library Access funds administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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